- 1. Peter .....rather sleep on a mattress than on the floor.
A) must
B) could
C) shall
D) might
E) would
- 2. A: "My mom is always looking over my shoulder whenever I do anything." B: "That ..... bother you." A: "But it does!"
A) shouldn´t
B) might not
C) shall
D) won´t
E) may not
- 3. "I heard that Laura was offered a job at a top computer firm in New York. She ..... be very pleased."
A) would
B) could
C) may
D) must
E) might
- 4. Someone towed my car away from the handicapped parking space last night. Probably I ..... parked there.
A) shall not have
B) shouldn´t have
C) will not have
D) wouldn´t have
E) couldn´t have
- 5. We will have a great birthday party for my father next year. He ..... fifty-years old then.
A) might be
B) should be
C) must be
D) can be
E) will be
- 6. My mom needs help with that taple, ..... you lift the right end while I lift the left, please?
A) may
B) might
C) should
D) could
E) must
- 7. A: "How did you get my telephone number? It´s not listed in the directory, so you ..... have found it online. B: "I got it from your mother."
A) might not
B) musn´t
C) can´t
D) may not
E) couldn´t
- 8. When Mary and I were children, we .... climb trees easily and fast, but now that we are adults we .....
A) may/might
B) should/would
C) could/can´t
D) can/couldn´t
E) couldn´t/cannot
- 9. My class and I .... to the beach than to the mountains.
A) would rather go
B) rather go
C) cannot go
D) could rather go
E) can go
- 10. When my grandma was young, she ..... with grandpa every weekend.
A) would go dancing
B) uses to dance
C) could dance
D) would rather dance
E) must dance
- 11. When that team was not famous, it ..... in old parking lots instead of professional soccer fields.
A) cannot practice
B) shall practiced
C) might practice
D) used to practice
E) uses to practice
- 12. Charlotte painted her bedroom blood red. It looks overstimulating. I think she ..... a lighter color, given the fact that she is only 10 years old.
A) could have been choosing
B) had to choose
C) should have chosen
D) must have chosen
E) chose
- 13. Tom is sitting at his desk. He´s reading his chemistry text because he has a test tomorrow. He .....
A) could study
B) shouldn´t be studying
C) must have been studying
D) must be studying
E) can´t study
- 14. A: "Where´s Mary?" B: "She ..... at the cafeteria. I just ran across her."
A) might be
B) should be
C) is
D) could be
E) must be
- 15. A: "Why are you so sure that Annie didn´t commit the crime she´s been accused of committing?" B:"She ..... that crime because I was with her and we were out of town that day!"
A) couldn´t have committed
B) would not have committed
C) should have not committed
D) wasn´t supposed to commit
E) may not have commited
- 16. Since John has to get to his office in a hurry, he ..... a taxi.
A) may take
B) won´t take
C) has been used to take
D) cannot take
E) took
- 17. To express logical conclusions, we use modal "....."
A) MUST
B) MIGHT
C) WOULD
D) COULD
E) MAY
- 18. To express 50% certainty or less, we use modals ".....".
A) WOULD, SHALL, MUST
B) CAN´T, COULDN´T, WOULDN´T
C) WOULD RATHER, WOULD, USED TO
D) MAY, MIGHT, COULD
- 19. To express 100% certainty of something we are stating, we use modal ".....".
A) USED TO
B) SHALL
C) ---
D) WOULD RATHER
E) COULD
- 20. To express a repeated action in the past or a habit that does not longer continue, we use modals: "....."
A) LET US, WOULD
B) USES TO/MAY
C) USE TO, WILL
D) WOULD RATHER, COULD
E) WOULD, USED TO
- 21. To express preference, we use modal: ".....".
A) MAY
B) MUST
C) WOULD
D) COULD
E) WOULD RATHER ... THAN
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