MODAL VERBS MULTIPLE CHOICE CARMEN MARÍA FERNÁNDEZ RODRÍGUEZ- EOI A CORUÑA
(Choose the best option. The three possibilities can be OK sometimes)
1. She must be/can’t be/will be travelling, her work started last week. 2. Wouldn’t/Couldn’t/Shouldn’t you be sitting an exam right now? 3. Their promotion policy. I do not know, but ask Jessica, she can/ needs to/ought to know about that. She worked there for three years. 4. It could/might/should rain later, but I don’t really think it will. 5. Karen is not coming. She should have/must have/has to have missed the bus. 6. He wouldn’t/can’t/couldn’t have said it because I’m sure he didn’t. 7. How did she know about my promotion? Mary may/might/could have heard it from John. 8. If you need him, phone him. He could well be/must well be/would be at home by now. 9. After training, I was so hungry I could have eaten /should have eaten/needed to eat a horse. 10. Patrick needn’t have gone/didn’t need to go/did not have to go to school last week. He was on holiday. 11. Why did you go to the supermarket? You did not have to buy/needn’t have bought/should not buy any food, our fridge is stocked. 12. It they did not hire our services there is a responsible. Mary may have handled/ought to have/should have handled the situation differently. 13. We had never been allowed/have never been allowed/could not have been allowed to use the gadget. 14. "Where's Sandra?" B - "I don't know. She might be/may be/should be having a bath". 15. I will not/might not be/can’t be back in time for supper, so don't wait for me. 16. The builders might have finished/should/ought to have finished by the end of the week. 17. Now John's mother is nearly 90 she must have to be looked after. 18. There's someone moving about downstairs. We'd better call the police, quickly. 19. The prisoner managed to escape by climbing onto the roof. 20. I don't know why Mary still hasn't arrived. She can’t/ must/may be ill, or she may have had/ can have had/ must have had an accident. 21. You could have come in Tim's car. I didn't know that Tim was invited. You could have told/ dared told/ should have told me. 22. He might be/ should be/may be very ugly, but he has a heart of gold, and is my boyfriend. I find it annoying that you should say this to me so often. 23. Would you see/ Could you see/ Should you see anything strange, please call me at once. We cannot make a single mistake. 24. We have better go/ had better go/should better go home now. It is getting late, and we have to get up very early tomorrow. 25. There must be somebody/ could be/ can be in the house. I can hear some voices, and the lights are on. 26. ‘Is Mary in?’ ‘No, she isn't, but I think she should be/might be here/must be here any minute now. You can come in and wait for her’. 27. ‘I have brought two bottles of red wine.’ ‘Thank you very much, but you needn’t have brought/didn’t need to have brought/shouldn’t have brought anything. We have wine in the house and you are short of money’. 28. The sunsets of Eivissa can be magnificent. We have to visit/ must visit/might visit the Balearic islands again next year. 29. Mary can’t have stolen your purse. She was not there. It must have been/can have been/might have been Tim, as he was caught stealing Mr Brown's wallet. 30. We didn’t need to send/had better not send/needn’t have sent them a message, because they already knew. But you could have sent one to us. We didn't know. 31. What shall I wear for the party? I think you should put/had better put/might put the blue dress on. You look beautiful in that dress.
ANSWERS: 1. She can’t be travelling, her work started last week.
2. Shouldn’t you be sitting an exam right now? 3. Ask Jessica, she ought to know it. 4. It could/might rain later, but I don’t really think it will. 5. She must have missed the bus. 6. He can’t/couldn’t have said it.(I’m sure he didn’t.) 7. How did she know about my promotion? Mary may/might/could have heard it from John. 8. If you need him, phone him. He could well be at home by now. 9. After training, I was so hungry I could have eaten a horse. 10. Patrick didn’t need to go to school last week. He was on holiday. 11. Why did you go to the supermarket? You needn’t have bought any food, our fridge is stocked. 12. It they did not hire our services there is a responsible. Mary ought to have/should have handled the situation differently. 13. We have never been allowed to use the gadget. 14. "Where's Sandra?" B - "I don't know. She may be having a bath". 15. I might not be back in time for supper, so don't wait for me. 16. The builders should/ought to have finished by the end of the week. 17. Now John's mother is nearly 90 she must have to be looked after. 18. There's someone moving about downstairs. We’d better call the police, quickly. 19. The prisoner managed to escape by climbing onto the roof. 20. I don't know why Mary still hasn't arrived. She may be ill, or she may have had an accident. 21. You could have come in Tim's car. I didn't know that Tim was invited. You should have told me. 22. He may be very ugly, but he has a heart of gold, and is my boyfriend. I find it annoying that you should say this to me so often. 23. Should you see anything strange, please call me at once. We cannot make a single mistake. 24. We had better go home now. It is getting late, and we have to get up very early tomorrow. 25. There must be somebody in the house. I can hear some voices, and the lights are on. 26. Is Mary in? No, she isn't, but I think she should be here any minute now. You can come in and wait for her. 27. I have brought two bottles of red wine. Thank you very much, but you needn’t have brought anything. We have wine in the house and you are short of money. 28. The sunsets of Eivissa can be magnificent. We must visit the Balearic islands again next year. 29. Mary can’t have stolen your purse. She was not there. It must have been Tim, as he was caught stealing Mr Brown's wallet. 30. We didn’t need to send them a message, because they already knew. But you could have sent one to us. We didn't know. 31. What shall I wear for the party? I think you should put the blue dress on. You look beautiful in that dress.