MODAL VERBS
EXERCISES

Mr Kent is on time for
everything. How _____ it be that
he was late for the opening
ceremony?
A. can
B. should
C. would

D. must
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Question 2:
Jack _____ yet, otherwise he
would have telephoned me
A. mustn't have arrived

B. shouldn't have arrived

C. can't have arrived

D. need not have arrived
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Question 3:
Those letters ........ now. You can
do the typing later.
A. need typing

B. needn't be typed

C. need to type

D. needn't typing
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I think the match ..........
Everybody's gone into the
stadium and you can hear them
cheering.
A. was started
B. will be started
C. must started

D. must have started
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Question 5:
There is no parking sign here so
you would better take your car
out of here now.
A. there is

B. so

C. would better

D. out of
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Question 6:
You have to do your homework
every day.
A. Your homework has been
done every day.

B. Your homework has to
do by you every day.

C. Your homework has to be
done every day.

D. Your homework have
to be done every day.

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Question 7:
We found the exam extremely
easy. We .... so hard
A. needn't study

B. needn't be studying

C. needn't have studied

D. needn't have been studied
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Question 8:
If the boy had come home last
night, he will have seen a gift
lying on the table.
A. if

B. had come

C. will have

D. lying
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Question 9:
The carpet still needs cleaning.
A. The carpet has been cleaned.

B. The carpet hasn't cleaned yet.

C. The carpet has not been
cleaned.

D. The carpet has cleaned.
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- “Are you coming to Jeff's
party?”
- “I'm not sure. I _____ go to the
concert
instead.”
A. must 
B. can
C. should

D. may
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Question 11:
When he was there, he _____ go
to that coffee shop at the corner
after work every day.
A. would

B. should

C. had better

D. might
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Question 12:
Theresa walked past me without
saying a word. She ....me
A. can't have seen

B. can't see

C. can't have been seen

D. can be seen
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Question 13:
My car keys are possibly in the
kitchen.
A. My car keys should be put
in the kitchen.

B. My car keys cannot be in the
kitchen.

C. I don't know whether my
car keys are in the kitchen.

D. My car keys might be in the
kitchen.
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Question 14:
The train ............ by bad
weather. I am not sure.
A. might delay

B. might be delaying

C. might have delayed

D. might have been
delayed
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Question 15
“Why are you so late?” – I
_________ take my aunt to the
airport. The traffic was terrible!”
A. might

B. could

C. had to

D. should
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A.

The New Year's Eve party can be
held in a person's house to
celebrate the changing of the
calendar
next
week.
The New Year's Eve
B. can be held

C. to celebrate

D. of
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Question 17:
A: John passed his exam with a
distinction.
B: _______.
A. He was too lazy to succeed

B. He can't have studied very
hard

C. He must have studied very
hard

D. He needs studying harder
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Question 18:
Before eating, ............ thoroughly
with soap and clean water.
A. you should wash your
hands

B. your hands should be
washing

C. you need washing
your hands

D. your hands need washed
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Question 19:
You ______ the look on his face
when he won the prize.
A. would have seen

B. can be seeing

C. must see

D. should have seen
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Question 20:
Mother ______ us stories when
we were young.
A. was used to tell

B. is used to telling

C. used to tell

D. used to telling
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