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WorksheetsFocus 4 Unit 4.5 Present and past modals
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
I told you this would happen! You should ___________ to me!
listen
have listened
You _____________ ignore her advice. She knows what she’s saying, trust me.
ought not to
ought to
I ________________ buy this dictionary. There’s an online version for free!
needn’t have bought
didn’t need to
You look ill. You __________ stay at home today.
would better
had better
I don’t know when her birthday is. I _______________ her last week when I saw her.
ought to ask
ought to have asked
Why did you leave so soon? You ________________ for us!
should wait
should have waited
There were no more cheap tickets, so we________________ the full price.
had to pay
needn’t have paid
All the prices were reduced, so we _____________________a lot of money to get what we wanted.
didn’t need to spend
needn’t have spent
We ________ take an umbrella. It looks like it will be rain.
COULD
SHOULD
WILL
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the modal verb in bold.
It's a pity we didn't go to that cat café when we were in Tokyo.
We (a) (ought) to that cat café when we were in Tokyo.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the modal verb in bold.
It wasn't necessary for Janet to ask for a special permit to open a clothes shop in Elm Street.
Janet (a) (need) for a special permit to open a clothes shop in Elm Street.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the modal verb in bold.
When I got home, I heard someone upstairs. I thought it was a burglar, so I phoned the police. But it was my older brother!
I (a) (need) the police. The person that I thought was a burglar was my older brother!
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the modal verb in bold.
Please do not touch the controls if you don't know how to operate the machine. You (a) (had better) the controls if you don't know how to operate the machine.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the modal verb in bold.
Why don't you stay at home tonight if you're not feeling very well?
You (a) (should) at home tonight if you're not feeling very well.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the modal verb in bold.
Sally and Andrew took their winter coats on holiday because they thought it was going to be cold. But it was really warm and sunny.
Sally and Andrew (a) (need) their winter coats on holiday. Even though they thought it was going to be cold, it was really warm and sunny.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the modal verb in bold.
It's not necessary for Jason to go to the flea market to find second-hand goods – he can buy them online.
Jason (a) (have) to the flea market to find second-hand goods – he can buy them online.
