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Modals and modals of deduction

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He's not a liar. The story ..... be true

a)

must

b)

may

c)

have to

d)

can

2.

You ............. (powinieneś) go to the shop.

a)

should

b)

must

c)

can

d)

don't have to

3.

You ......... (nie wolno) drink here.

a)

have to

b)

can

c)

mustn't

d)

should

4.

She .... left her phone at school. Or perhaps she left it on the bus.

a)

can't have

b)

might have

c)

must have

5.

There's no pizza left. We .... eaten it all.

a)

can't have

b)

could have

c)

must have

6.

I didn't get your e-mail. Do you think you .... sent it to my old e-mail address.

a)

can't have

b)

could have

c)

must have

7.

I didn't get your e-mail. Do you think you .... sent it to my old e-mail address.

a)

can't have

b)

could have

c)

must have

8.

You went 130 km in less than an hour? You .... driven very fast.

a)

can't have

b)

could have

c)

must have

9.

Max isn't replying to my texts. He ....taken his phone with him.

a)

can't have

b)

might have

c)

must have

10.

Ask Jane, she ..... (możliwe, że pamięta) the name of the hotel.

a)

might remember

b)

can't remember

c)

must remember

11.

Perhaps he is tired.

a)

He must be tired.

b)

He may be tired.

c)

He might be tired.

d)

He can't be tired.

12.

I'm sure he isn't revising for his test.

a)

He can't be revising for his test.

b)

He mustn't be revising for his test.

c)

He may not be revising for his test.

d)

He might not be revising for his test.

13.

The ferries must leave for that island every day.

a)

I'm sure the ferries leave for that island every day.

b)

I don't think the ferries leave for that island every day.

c)

I suppose the ferries leave for that island every day.

d)

Maybe the ferries leave for that island every day.

14.

I don't suppose she was sleeping when you called her.

a)

She must have been sleeping when you called her.

b)

She can't have been sleeping when you called her.

c)

She might have been sleeping when you called her.

d)

She may have been sleeping when you called her.

15.

Zapisz TYLKO czasownik modalny, którego użyjesz do transformacji.

I'm certain the hostages haven't been released yet.

(a)  

16.

You _ shouted at Pamela. She's very upset.

a)

shouldn't have

b)

mustn't have

c)

couldn't have

17.

I _ talk to your father as soon as possible. Is he at home?

a)

need to

b)

can

c)

could

18.

We're a bit late. The film _ already started.

a)

would have

b)

might have

c)

must have

19.
I am sure it is not true.
a)
This must be 
b)
This may be
c)
This can't be 
d)
This shouldn't be
20.
It is possible that it will rain tomorrow. 
a)
It may 
b)
It must 
c)
It should 
d)
It can't
21.

Forma przeszła czasownika modalnego " must" to:

a)

have to

b)

had to

c)

mustn't

d)

must

22.
We mustn't waste electricity
a)
Nie wolno marnować elektryczności
b)
Nie powinniśmy marnować elektryczności
23.

I don't suppose she was sleeping when you called her.

a)

She must have been sleeping when you called her.

b)

She can't have been sleeping when you called her.

c)

She might have been sleeping when you called her.

d)

She may have been sleeping when you called her.

24.

Przetłumacz fragment zdania:

It's raining. You (powinienieś wziąć) (a)   an umbrella.

25.

The rivers and lakes are almost dry in this region – it ...... for a long time.

a)

can't have rained

b)

can't rained

c)

could have rained

26.

She ...... the problem by accident. She's usually very lucky.

a)

couldn't have solved

b)

could solve

c)

could have solved

27.

Violet ...... the key and now you can't find it.

a)

could take

b)

couldn't have taken

c)

could have taken

28.

People ...... that song – the radio played it many times every day.

a)

must like

b)

must have liked

c)

couldn't like

29.

We ...... in Glasgow while I was living there.

a)

might meet

b)

might not have met

c)

might have met

30.

You ...... serious about taking a gap year. It's such a bad idea.

a)

couldn't have been

b)

might be

c)

can't be serious

31.

A lot of people are carrying umbrellas – it ...... before.

a)

could rain

b)

must have rained

c)

had to rain

32.

I'm sure that the animal we saw in the forest wasn't a bear!

a)

It must have been a bear.

b)

It can't have been a bear.

c)

It may have been a bear.

33.

It's possible that he missed his plane because he didn't

have his passport.

a)

He might have missed the plane.

b)

He could have missed the plane.

c)

He must have missed the plane.

34.

It's possible that Janet's car broke down before she reached London.

a)

The car could break down.

b)

The car must have broken down.

c)

The car might have broken down.

35.

Look at the picture. Choose the best option.

a)

You can't park here.

b)

You should stop here.

c)

You must stop here.

36.

12. Look at the picture. Choose the best option.

a)

You don't have to make a U-turn.

b)

You must make a U-turn

c)

You can't make a U-turn.

37.

13. Look at the picture. Choose the best option.

a)

You must park here.

b)

You can park here.

c)

You should may park here.

38.

A: I saw your sister in Adalar yesterday and she walked by me without saying anything. B: You ______ my sister as she is not in Eskişehir now.

a)
must have seen
b)
can't have seen
c)
should have seen
d)
might have seen
39.

Nobody knows how exactly Amelia Earhearth died. One of the theories is that she (a)   (die) because she couldn't find anything to eat.

40.

A: The Great Wall of China took around 2500 years to build. B: Thousands of people ______ in the construction. A: Yes indeed millions.

a)
must have worked
b)
might have worked
c)
mustn't have worked
d)
cant have worked
41.

Nobody answered the telephone at the dentist. I called several times. They ______ early.

a)
cant have left
b)
must have left
c)
might have left
d)
should have left
42.

He failed the exam, but it was a really easy one. He (a)   (study) well enough.

43.

A: How was your exam? B: I really have no idea. I (a)   (make) a few mistakes.

44.

She is crying. Perhaps, she has had an argument with him.

a)

She must have had an argument with him.

b)

She might have had an argument with him.

c)

She can`t have had an argument with him.

d)

She shouldn`t have had an argument with him.

45.

You seem to know everything about that old band. You ________ (listen) to them a lot!

a)

couldn't have listened

b)

must have listened

c)

might have listened

d)

may have listened

46.

A: Who is that speaking fluent Arabic outside?

B: I am sure it ___ be Mehmet because his Arabic is very poor, but it ___ be Omer as he is one of the people from the neighborhood who can speak it.

a)

must / must

b)

can't / might

c)

may / can't

d)

can't / can't