MODAL VERBS

  1. Clara has a pencil stuck in her hair, so she ________ in an office.

  A. works B. can work

  C. may work D. must work

  2. She is not paying attention to Holmes's questions. She _____ about the murder.

  A. may think B. may be thinking

  C. must think D. must be thinking

  3. He has a small ink stain on her finger. He _______ a letter recently.

  A. must have written B. must write

  C. must be writing D. must writing

  4. The lady looks at her purse again. The letter ________ in the purse.

  A. may be put B. might have put

  C. could be put D. might have been put

  5. – How did the cat get out? -- The window ______ open.

  A. must B. must be

  C. must have been D. must have

  6. – Where is Mr. Jenkins right now? -- I’m not sure, but he _______ at home.

  A. can be B. could be

  C. must be D. will be

  7. It _______ not snow tomorrow; I’m sure of it!

  A. will B.must

  C. may D. is going

  8. Neither my roommate nor I ______ cook very well.

  A. is able to B. can

  C. may D. must

  9. If he had been willing to move to another city, he ______ a job in his field.

  A. could have found B. could find

  C. was able to find D. had been able to

  10. While in the U.S. a foreign student _______ without permission.

  A. must not work B. must not be working

  C. must not have worked D. must have not worked

  11. That building _________ in the last century.

  A. might be built B. could be built

  C. was able to be built D. may have been built

  12. I came to the U.S. to study. I _________ to England.

  A. could go B. can have gone

  C. could have gone D. may have gone

  13. The buses were all full; I _________ a taxi.

  A. must get B. had to get

  C. needed get D. must have got

  14. Notice above petrol pump: all engines ______ switched off.

  A. must be B. have to be

  C. need be D. can be

  15. You _______ carry that parcel home yourself; the shop will send it.

  A. don’t need B. must not

  C. may not D. needn’t

  16. I _______ some Japanese after I finish this course.

  A. will be able to speak B. can speak

  C. will speak D. must speak

  17. I _________ win the race yesterday.

  A. was able to B. coulc

  C. might D. must

  18. -- _______ I borrow a pen? --Yes, you _________ use this one.

  A. Can, could B. Could, can

  C. Could, could D. Might, might

  19. You _________ the essay. It’s optional.

  A. don’t have to write B. must not write

  C. haven’t written D. can not write

  20. It’s a fact that they _____ yesterday.

  A. couldn’t go B. couldn’t have gone

  C. might not have gone D. can’t have gone

  21. When I was younger, I ______ what I wanted to do.

  A. couldn’t have decided B. couldn’t decide

  C. might not have decided D. might not decide

  22. I ______ myself more – it was perfect.

  A. couldn’t enjoyed B. couldn’t have enjoyed

  C. couldn’t enjoy D. couldn’t have

  23. He was so hot-tempered that no one ____ him the bad news.

  A. dare tell B. dare to tell

  C. dared tell D. dared to have told

  24. Mother _____ it for me.

  A. needs not wash B. needs not to wash

  C. does not need wash D. need not wash

  25. She __________ him, but she did.

  A. wouldn’t leave B. wouldn’t have left

  C. shouldn’t have left D. shouldn’t leave

  26. We _____ in the rain. We __________ shelter in the hut over there.

  A. needn’t be standing… can B. needn’t stand… can

  C. don’t need stand… must D. don’t need standing… must

  27. He ________ to them in that way.

  A. oughtn’t to be talking B. oughts not to be talking

  C. oughtn’t talk D. oughts not talk

  28. If he has kept to his program, he _____ in Beijing yesterday.

  A. will have been B. would be

  C. will be D. had been

  29. In china even barren mountains _______ turned into fertile fields.

  A. can B. can be

  C. is able to D. is able to be

  30. At that time we thought the story ___________ not be true.

  A. could B. was able

  C. is able D. must

  31. You _____ the work better.

  A. could did B. can have done

  C. could have done D. must did

  32. He __________ seen the film.

  A. might not have B. may not

  C. maybe not D. maybe has not

  33. Soldiers _______ obey orders.

  A. may B. can

  C. must D. need

  34. I mailed the letter two weeks ago. She _________ it.

  A. must receive B. may received

  C. might received D. must have received

  35. You ate very little at breakfast today. You _________ hungry now.

  A. are B. can be

  C. must be D. need to be

  36. You __________ stopped at the red light.

  A. should have B. should be

  C. should D. may have

  37. You _________ gone back without her permission.

  A. should not have B. should not

  C. can’t have D. might no have

  38. He ________ the exercise more carefully.

  A. ought did B. ought have to do

  C. should did D. ought to have done

  39. You people _______ think, speak, and act.

  A. should dare B. should be

  C. should dare to D. dare should to

  40. You _____ brought your umbrella. We are going by taxi.

  A. need not B. needn’t have

  C. may not D. might not have

  41. You ________ hand in your investigation report at once; you may hand it in next Monday.

  A. needn’t B. may not

  C. can’t D. mustn’t

  42. “What you say must be a rumor.” “ No, it _______ a rumor.”

  A. must not be B. needn’t be

  C. cannot be D. would not be

  43. The splendid sunrise and sunset _______ never be matched by any master artist’s painting.

  A. must B. ought to

  C. need D. can

  44. “_______ I adjust the seats of the car this afternoon?” “No, you needn’t.”

  A. can B. must

  C. may D. shall

  45. My grandma didn’t answer the doorbell. She ______ asleep.

  A. ought to be B. must have been

  C. may be D. will be

  46. Since the street is wet this morning, _______ last night.

  A. it must rain B. it must have rained

  C. it must be rained D. it must have been rained

  47. --“Will you lend me the magazine you bought yesterday?” --“Yes, I ______.”

  A. will B. shall

  C. can D. may

  48. Most of Edison’s inventions were the result of many hours of work and hundreds of experiments. He _______ work twenty hours a day doing experiments in his laboratory.

  A. should B. would

  C. need D. ought to

  49. When an individual enters a strange culture, difficulties in coping with the new society _____ arise.

  A. must B. need

  C. may D. ought to

  50. You ___________ the batteries in the damp place. They were all ruined by moisture.

  A. needn’t have kept B. oughtn’t have kept

  C. shouldn’t keep D. shouldn’t have kept

  Keys to modal verbs

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