grammarGrammarModalstoeflYDS

Modals Quiz 7

BEN_BEN

Modal Verbs Practice

#1. Oh dear, we seem to have run out of salt. I ---------------- to the corner shop before dinner.

Answer : e) will have to go

#2. I .......... at a research centre but I decided to work for an oil company since the pay was much better.

a) could have worked

#3. A: ---------------- we drive to Sultan Ahmet in our new car? B: Well, I---------------- take the ferry to avoid the traffic.

Answer : d) Shall/would sooner

#4. I ---------------- to the office to send e-mail any longer. The company has bought me a lap top computer and a mobile phone which can be used for electronic mail and the Internet.

Answer : d) don’t have to return

#5. Mum, according to what the doctor instructed you to do, you ---------------- any salt on your food, you know! If you insist on eating that much salt, you're bound to have another heart attack!

Answer : e) aren’t supposed to put


#6. I really miss Istanbul, where I lived when I was younger. On summer evenings, we ---------------- along the coast by the Sea of Marmara when the Sun was setting behind Kınalıada.

Answer : c) would walk

#7. Trade is so poor these days! We ---------------- just two cars since I started working here a month ago.

Answer : a) have been able to sell

#8. ---------------- you hold this shelf here while I go and get my hammer?

Answer : d) Will

#9. I was falling asleep while I was typing my speech last night. The only way I ---------------- awake was by drinking lots of strong coffee.

Answer : e) could stay

#10. A: Why is she still perspiring? She ---------------- too hot — I've taken herjuniper off. B: In that case, she ---------------- a fever. You'd better take her temperature.

Answer : a) can’t be/must have


#11. You haven't got time to do the gardening. I think you ---------------- a gardener, don't you think so?

Answer : a) ought to employ

#12. You ---------------- so envious of your brother. He is so successful because, unlike you, he works extremely hard.

Answer : d) shouldn’t

#13. We ---------------- offices soon. I saw the boss this morning viewing the new office block next to the station.

Answer : d) may be moving

#14. I am really surprised that Robby hasn't signed up yet for the skiing holiday this year. He ---------------- the first to book every year.

Answer : e) used to be

#15. I can't understand why Dad is now so careful with his money. He ---------------- such a generous person.

Answer : c) used to be


#16. ---------------- I look after Katie for a couple of hours so that you and Kevin can go to the cinema?

Answer : e) Shall

#17. You ---------------- a tie on Friday. They don't let men into the restaurant unless they are wearing a tie.

Answer : b) must wear

#18. We ---------------- by the river, but unfortunately, the riverside car park was full.

Answer : d) were going to park

#19. ---------------- you do me a favour please? ---------------- you ask Mrs Green if the interview room is available?

Answer : e) Could/Would

#20. A: Did you have a busy day at the shop? If you did, you ---------------- rushed off your feet without me there. B: No, I wasn't. It was quite a quiet day.

Answer : a) must have been


Finish

Results

-

Modals Quiz 7

Modals Quiz 7

Share your score!
Tweet your score!
Share to other

HD Quiz powered by harmonic design

TOEFL PLay Google App

Modals Quiz 7, Modal Verbs Practice

Modal Verbs Practice

Modals

1- I —————- to the office to send e-mail any longer. The company has bought me a lap top computer and a mobile phone which can be used for electronic mail and the Internet.

a) didn’t use to return
b) may not return
c) needn’t have returned
d) don’t have to return
e) must not have returned

Answer : d) don’t have to return

I don’t have to return to the office to send e-mail any longer. The company has provided me with a laptop computer and a mobile phone for electronic mail and internet access.

2- You —————- so envious of your brother. He is so successful because, unlike you, he works extremely hard.

a) haven’t been
b) won’t be
c) weren’t
d) shouldn’t
e) be may not be

Answer : d) shouldn’t

You shouldn’t be so envious of your brother. He is successful because he works extremely hard, unlike you.

3- Oh dear, we seem to have run out of salt. I —————- to the corner shop before dinner.

a) am able to go
b) needed to go
c) could have gone
d) must have gone
e) will have to go

Answer : e) will have to go

Oh dear, we seem to have run out of salt. I will have to go to the corner shop before dinner.

4- I can’t understand why Dad is now so careful with his money. He —————- such a generous person.

a) would be
b) has been
c) used to be
d) will be
e) must be

Answer : c) used to be

I can’t understand why Dad is now so careful with his money. He used to be such a generous person.

5- Trade is so poor these days! We —————- just two cars since I started working here a month ago.

a) have been able to sell
b) used to sell
c) had to sell
d) will have sold
e) are supposed to sell

Answer : a) have been able to sell

Trade is so poor these days! We have only been able to sell two cars since I started working here a month ago.

6- A: —————- we drive to Sultan Ahmet in our new car?
B: Well, I—————- take the ferry to avoid the traffic.

a) May/must
b) Can/would like
c) Must/prefer
d) Shall/would sooner
e) Would/had better

Answer : d) Shall/would sooner

A: Shall we drive to Sultan Ahmet in our new car?

B: Well, I would sooner take the ferry to avoid the traffic.

7- I ………. at a research centre but I decided to work for an oil company since the pay was much better.

a) could have worked
b) may work
c) had to work
d) had better work
e) have been working

Answer : a) could have worked

I could have worked at a research center, but I decided to work for an oil company since the pay was much better.

8- —————- you do me a favour please? —————- you ask Mrs Green if the interview room is available?

a) Might/May
b) May/Could
c) Would/Do
d) Shall/Might
e) Could/Would

Answer : e) Could/Would

Could you do me a favor, please? Would you ask Mrs. Green if the interview room is available?

9- I was falling asleep while I was typing my speech last night. The only way I —————- awake was by drinking lots of strong coffee.

a) ought to stay
b) would rather stay
c) have stayed
d) may stay
e) could stay

Answer : e) could stay

I was falling asleep while typing my speech last night. The only way I could stay awake was by drinking lots of strong coffee.

—————- you hold this shelf here while I go and get my hammer?

a) May
b) Must
c) Should
d) Will
e) Shall

Answer : d) Will

Will you hold this shelf here while I go and get my hammer?
Modals Quiz 7