INFINITIVES AND MODAL VERBS

INFINITIVES AND MODAL VERBS

 

Choose the best answer by circling a, b, c or d.

 

1. “ Do you……….chew with your mouth like that? Geez, it’s making me sick watching you eat that the piece of pizza.

a. have to  b. can   c. should  d. able to  

2. I……………speak Arabic fluently when I was a child.

a. could  b. can   c. would  d. should

3. I was reading the book last night before I went to bed. I never took it out of this room. It……………by lying around here somewhere.

a. must  b. should  c. could  d. can

4. “……….I borrow your lighter for a minute?”

“ Sure, no problem. Actually, you ……….keep it if you want to. I’ve given up smoking.”

a. could/may  b. may/could  c. could/can  d. could/could

5. If you’ve worried about your health, perhaps you…………see a doctor.

a. should  b. can   c. must  d. will

6. If you want to get a better feeling for how the city is laid out, you………walk downtown and explore the waterfront.

a. have to  b. will   c. can   d. could

7. “ I’m sorry, sir. You……….drink beer in here.”

a. needn’t  b. can’t  c. shouldn’t  d. won’t

8. It………..rain this evening. Why don’t you take an umbrella?

a. could be  b. must  c. might  d. won’t

9. I’ve redone this math problem at least twenty times, but my answer is wrong according to the answer key. The answer in the book………..be wrong.

a. have to  b. must  c. should  d. can

10. ‘ we’re getting married.”

“ Congratulations!”

“ But you…………..tell anyone. It’s a secret.”

a. can’t  b. won’t  c. mustn’t  d. needn’t

11. Mr Brown is very rich. He………..work hard for a living.

a. mustn’t   b. shouldn’t  c. can’t  d. doesn’t have to

12. Nancy said you didn’t need to buy her anything for her birthday, but I really think you…….at least get some flowers or a nice bottle of wine.

a. could  b. must  c. have to  d. should

13.  “ Oh my God, he’s unconscious. Don’t move him-he ……..have internal injuries. Somebody calls an ambulance.”

a. must  b. could  c. should  d. would

14. Please make sure to water my plants while I am gone. If they don’t get enough water, they…………die.

a. will   b. must  c. should  d. might

15. Ted’s flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He……….be exhausted after such a long flight.

a. might  b. should  c. must  d. ought to

16. The book is optional. My professor said we could read it if we needed extra credit. But we……..read it if we don’t want to.

a. cannot  b. must not  c. don’t have to d. won’t

17. You…….forget to pay the rent tomorrow. The landlord is very strict about paying on time.

a. mustn’t  b. don’t have to c. couldn’t  d. won’t

18. These are my most precious possessions so you……….touch them, but you………look at them

a. can’t/must  b. mustn’t /can c. shouldn’t/must d. mustn’t/should

19. ………….this new product prolong human life?

a. may   b. should  c. can   d. might

20. Tom has just  got a new job. He………..be very pleased.

a. might  b. must  c. should  d. will

21. I just tripped on your carpet and almost fell! There’s a hole in it. You………. fix that before someone gets hurt.

a. can   b. may   c, ought to  d. could

22. We……….discuss the differences between urban life and rural life in groups.

a. can   b. mustn’t  c. might  d. shouldn’t

23. We……..no longer suffer the injustice of oppression! Freedom shall be ours!

a. would  b. might  c. shall  d. can

24. She hasn’t eaten anything since yesterday. She ………..be really hungry.

a. might  b. will   c. can   d. must

25. When dining with your friends in a restaurant, you…….be expected to go “ Dutch”

a. can   b. must  c. should  d. shouldn’t

26. When my father was young, he……….work in the garden for long hours.

a. can   b. could  c. will   d. should

27. Where is the spatula? It………..cram all day for my French final. I didn’t get to sleep until after midnight.

a. had to  b. should  c. must  d. could

28. You…………avoid walking under a ladder.

a. can   b. will   c. should  d. must

29. You…………..be rich to be a success. Some of the most successful people I know haven’t got a

penny to their name.

a. can’t  b. don’t have to c. shouldn’t  d. couldn’t

30. This building ………….finished by the end of last year but there have been so many strikes that it isn’t finished yet..

a. will have been b. should have been c. was to have been d. may have been

31. Jenny’s engagement ring is enormous! It……….have cost a fortune.

a. can   b. must  c. could  d. should

32. Oh no! Frank’s wallet is lying on the coffee table. He……have left it here last night.

a. must  b. should  c. could  d. can

33. Tom painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He ………….a different colour.

a. has to choose    b. should have chosen

c. must have chosen    d. could have been choosing

34. Dan appears……….some weight. He has been ill?

a. have been lost b. to have lost c. have been lost d. have lost

35. I’m certain that Tim has gone home. His jacket’s not here. He…………gone home.

a. could have  b. might have  c. should have d. must have

36. I don’t know who rang, but it………..Jim.

a. could have been b. should have been c. might have been d. shouldn’t have been

37. “ I heard their phone ringing “-You……….their phone ringing. They haven’t got a phone.”

a. shouldn’t have heard    b. mustn’t have heard

c. must have heard    d. couldn’t have heard

38. I know you didn’t see me yesterday because I was in New York. You…………..me.

a. may not have seen   b. mustn’t have seen

c. shouldn’t have seen   d. can’t have seen

39. “ I left a cookie on the table, but now it’s gone. What happened to it?”-“ I don’t know. One of the children…………it”

a. may have eaten    b. could eat

c. had to eat     d. should have eaten

40. “ I knocked myself out of my apartment. I didn’t know what to do”-“ you………..your roommate”

a. could have called    b. should have called

c. would have called    d. may have eaten

41. It’s a pity you didn’t ask because I ……….you.

a. could help     b. could have helped

c. should have helped   d. would help

42. “I went with him to show him the way”- “ you………….that he knows the way”

a. needn’t have done    b. shouldn’t have done

c. may not have done   d. appeared not to  have done

43. “ I’ve written to Paul” “ you…………He’s coming here tomorrow. You’ll see him before he gets your letter.”

a. shouldn’t have written   b. needn’t have written

c. mustn’t have written   d. were to have written

44. “ The instruction were in French. I translated them in to English for him.”-“ you………them. He knows French.”

a. needn’t have translated   b. oughtn’t to have translated

c. shouldn’t have translated   d. can’t have translated

45. They………….a two-storey house, but money ran out so they built a bungalow instead.

a. should have built    b. may have built

c. ought to have built   d. should have been

46. They……………married next week but now they have quarreled and the wedding has been cancelled.

a. will have     b. were to have been

c. will have been    d. should have been

47. “ Why are you so sure that Ann didn’t commit the crime she’s been accused of committing ?”-“ She……………that crime because I was with her, and we were out of town on that day.”

a. may not have committed   b. was supposed to commit

c. committed     d. couldn’t have committed

48. “ As soon as I switched on my new electric cooker there was an explosion.”-“ There …………something wrong with it.”

a. shouldn’t  have been   b. needn’t have been

c. must have been    d. might have been

49. Why are you so late? You…………here two hours ago!

a. need have been    b. must have been

c. should have been    d. ought to have been there

50. He………..by this window because it is barred.

a. couldn’t escape    b. couldn’t have escaped

c. must have escaped   d. mightn’t have escaped 

51. How did he get out of the house? He……..down the stairs for they were blazing.

a. could have come    b. ought to have come

c. couldn’t have come   d. mightn’t have come

52. “ I bought a sweater at Marks and Spencer’s last Sunday.”-“You………..it on Sunday. Marks  and Spencer’s is shut on Sundays.”

a. should have bought   b. couldn’t have bought

c. Mustn’t  have bought   d. mightn’t have bought

53. “ I can’t think why they didn’t try to help him”-“ They……….that was drowning.”

a. couldn’t have realized   b. mightn’t have realized

c. must have realized   d. mustn’t have realized

54. “I found that everything I said on the phone had been reported to the police”-“your phone……….tapped.”

a. must have been    b. shouldn’t have been

c. might have been    d. need have been

55. I found this baby bird at the foot of tree. It………..from the nest.

a. might have fallen    b. must have fallen

c. may have fallen   d. ought to have fallen

56. “ I saw a rattlesnake near the river yesterday.”-“ you……….a rattlesnake. There aren’t any

Rattlesnake in this country.”

a. couldn’t have seen  b. mustn’t have seen

c. shouldn’t have seen  d. mightn’t have seen

57. “ I waited from 8.00 to 8.30 under the clock and he says he waited from 8.00 to 8.30 under the clock and we didn’t see each other!”-“ You………..under different clocks! There are two in the station, you know.”

a. should have been   b. shouldn’t have been

c. could have been   d. needn’t have been

58. I wonder  who broke the wineglass; it…….the cat for she was out all day.

a. must have been   b. can’t have been

c. mightn’t  have been  d. shouldn’t have been

59. “ Fare are awful! I had to pay $ 2 for my tickets and $ 1 for the baby.” – “ But you……….a ticket for the baby. Babies travel free.”

a. weren’t to have bought  b. needn’t have bought

c. must’s have bought  d. mightn’t have bought

60. You……..their phone ringing. They haven’t got a phone.

a. can’t hear    b. couldn’t have heard

c. haven’t heard   d. had not heard

61. I got up very early because I had to get ready to go away. But in fact it didn’t take me long to fet ready. So, I ……….up so early. I could have stayed in bed long longer.

a. mustn’t get    b. needn’t get

c. needn’t have got   d. didn’t get

62. I  ……………up early, but it was a lonely morning, so I did.

s. haven’t got    b. didn’t need to get

c. needn’t have got   d. hadn’t got

63. She was too far away, so she…………you.

a. mustn’t see    b. hasn’t seen

c. couldn’t have seen  d. hadn’t see

64. I’ve lost one of my gloves. I ……………it somewhere.

a. must drop    b. must have dropped

c. must be dropping   d. must have been dropping

65. You………..out yesterday without a coat. No wonder you caught cold.

a. shouldn’t have gone  b. haven’t gone

c. hadn’t gone   d. mustn’t have gone

67. You…….the dog, which was unnecessary. He can walk very well.

a. didn’t carry   b. haven’t carried

c. needn’t have carried  d. hadn’t carried

68. Why don’t you stay at a hotel when you went to New York? You……….with Barbara.

a. can stay    b. could stay

c. will stay    d. could have stayed

69. You to our conversation. It was private.

a. couldn’t have been listening b. haven’t been listening

c. shouldn’t have been listening d. hadn’t been listening

70. It was a great party last night. You……………..

a. should come   b. ought to have come

c. come    d. have to come

 

 

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