Modals

Multiple Choice Exercise

Choose the correct answer for each gap below

1. I'm not really sure where Beverly is. She   might sitmight have satmight be sitting in the living room, or perhaps she's in the backyard.

2. Doug   must not have returnedmust returnmust have returned the video we rented on his way to work. It was on the table, but now it's gone.

3. You   ought to checkought to be checkingought to checked the air pressure in your tires. You don't want to get a flat tire on your trip.

4. The computer isn't working. It   can be damagedshould have been damagedmust have been damaged during production.

5. The package   should be deliveringshould be deliveredshould have been delivered tomorrow afternoon. It was sent by express mail this morning.

6. You   have to bookhas to bookhave to be booked the tickets for the play in advance - they sell out quickly.

7. You can't mean that! You   have to have jokedmust jokehave got to be joking.

8. If Debbie hasn't come home yet, she   must still have waitedmust still be waitingmust still wait for us in the coffee shop.

9. Mike decided not to join us for lunch. He   should have been stayingshould have stayedhad to stay at work to finish the marketing report.

10. If I had gone with my friends to Jamaica, I   would liewould be lyingwould have lain on a white sand beach right now.

11. If I had gone with my friends to Jamaica, I   would have had towould not mustwould not have had to come to work this week.

12. If I had gone with my friends to Jamaica, I   might be takenought to be takingcould have taken scuba diving lessons.

13. Margaret agreed to meet us at the entrance to the theater. She   ought to waitought to have waitedought to be waiting for us when we get there.

14. It   should have beenought to bemight have been Sam who called and didn't leave a message on the answering machine. He said he wanted to get together with us this weekend.

15. The machine   can turncan be turningcan be turned on by flipping this switch.

16. She   could be cryingmight have been cryinghas to be crying. That could have been why her eyes were so red and swollen.

17. If she was crying, she   shall bemust have beenwould have been very upset.

18. That painting   might not paintmight not have been paintedmight be painting by Picasso. It could be a forgery.

19. Your diving equipment   must have been cleanedmust be cleanedmust have been being cleaned regularly if you want to keep it in good condition.

20. If I hadn't taken a taxi, I   had to have waitedmight have been waitingought to have been waiting for you at the train station for hours.