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Worksheets14. GR5. Continuous Modal Verbs Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
What tense can modals be used in when they stress the idea that something is in progress at present?
Perfect tense
Future tense
Continuous tense
Past tense
What is the form of continuous modals?
The verb + be + the modal ending in -ing
The modal + be + verb ending in -ing
The modal + ing + be + the verb
In the sentence 'It might be raining in Japan right now.', what does the modal 'might' indicate?
Necessity
Certainty
Possibility
Impossibility
What do modals of possibility or probability help us do?
Make definite statements
Make guesses or draw logical conclusions
Express commands
Describe past events
It’s noon. George went to bed at 10:00 last night. He ______still be sleeping! There is no way.
can
may
can’t
must
Person A: What’s all that noise?
Person B: The neighbour’s son is in a rock band. _________
They must practice.
They must be practicing.
They could be practiced.
They can't be practicing.
In the sentence 'They must have been sleeping.', what does 'must' indicate?
Impossibility
Possibility
Necessity
Certainty
Which modal is used in questions regarding the possibility or probability of actions taking place?
Might
Must
Could
Which type of verbs are not used in the continuous form?
Non-action verbs
Action verbs
Intransitive verbs
Transitive verbs
If today were Saturday, I __________ in my garden now.
can't be playing
must be sleeping
could be working
In the sentence 'It’s noon. George went to bed at 10:00 last night. He can’t still be sleeping!', what does 'can't' indicate?
Necessity
Certainty
Impossibility
Possibility
It's 1 pm. My wife may _________ in her office now.
be working
be play
been sleeping
been worked
It's 3:00 a.m. right now, so my sister must _______.
sleep
be sleeping
sleeping
was sleeping
Which verb type can be used in the continuous form?
Action verbs
Verbs that convey feelings
Verbs of ownership
Verbs of the senses
It ________ raining in Japan right now.
could
might be
must rain
have to
They aren’t here yet and it’s getting late. They __________.
couldn't be coming
might not be coming
mightn't be coming
must come
