MODAL VERB QUIZ 

Choose the correct option to complete the following sentences. 

1. Paul's class starts at 8:30. It's 8:45 and he's not here yet. He __________________. a) might have missed the bus. 

b) must be sick. 

c) must have been sick. 

d) must have missed the bus. 

2. My plants are dead. I ______________________________________________. a) must give them more water. 

b) couldn't give them enough water. 

c) can't have given them enough water. 

d) can't not have given them enough water. 

3. My white shirt now has green streaks in it. I _________________________________. a) can't have washed it properly. 

b) can't wash it properly. 

c) must to wash it properly. 

d) must not have not washed it properly. 

4. I don't know why he hasn't called me back. He _____________________________. a) might have forgotten my number. 

b) might forget my number. 

c) must have forgotten my number. 

d) might be forgetting my number. 

5. My friend promised to pick me up at 7:00. It's now 7:25 and I don't see him. He _____. a) must have forgotten. 

b) might be forgetting. 

c) might have forgotten. 

d) might forget. 

6. Our son promised to clean his room, but it is still messy. He ___________________. a) can't clean it. 

b) cannot clean it. 

c) couldn't to have cleaned it. 

d) couldn't have cleaned it. 

7. The hockey player's injury kept him out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He ___________. a) must have been disappointed. 

b) must have been disappointing. 

c) might have been disappointed.

d) must have been disappointment.

8. Look! Our car isn't in the driveway! Somebody ________________________. a) might have stolen it. 

b) could have stolen it. 

c) must have stolen it. 

d) must be stealing it. 

9. Betty said she was hungry, but she didn't eat very much after all. She _____________. a) can't like the food. 

b) couldn't have been hungry. 

c) couldn't have liked the food. 

d) couldn't like the food. 

10. The twins have guilty expressions on their faces. They _______________________. a) might do something naughty. 

b) might have done something naughty. 

c) must have done something naughty. 

d) must do something naughty.

FCE MODAL VERB PRACTICE 

In the FCE exam, you might get questions for this in part 2 (open cloze). Choose the best word  to complete these sentences. 

1. No one knows how he died, but one theory is that it _____________ have been a tragic  accident. 

2. The potato crops may have _________________ destroyed by insects. 

3. Scientists have many theories about what might _______________ causing global  warming. 

4. When zoologists measured the spiders, they realised that they must _______________  been at least 16cm in length. 

5. I should have __________________ homework more often when I was at school. 

6. It is not true that the Great Wall of China can _________________ seen from the moon. 

You might also get this tested in the Key Transformations. Rewrite these sentences using 2-5  words including the word given in brackets. You cannot change the word given. 

1. I'm sure he didn't understand what I was saying to him. 

He ________________________________ what I was saying to him. (misunderstood) 

2. It's possible that he missed his train. 

He ________________________________________ his train. (might) 

3. It was very wrong of you to borrow my car without asking. 

You ______________________________________ my car without asking. (have) 

4. Maybe Tom is looking for a new place to live. 

Tom __________________________________ for a new place to live. (could)

5. Why aren't you at home revising for your exam? 

You ____________________________________ for your exam at home now. (be)