English Grammar Tests » Elementary / Pre-Intermediate: 7 (modals)

7 (modals)
- Modals

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  1. _____ you speak Spanish?
    • A) May
    • B) Are
    • C) Can
    • D) Is
  2. A: _____ I go?
    B: Yes, you can.
    • A) Could
    • B) Am
    • C) Need
    • D) Did
  3. _____ you help me with my homework?
    • A) Are
    • B) May
    • C) Can
    • D) Need
  4. You _____ enter without a tie.
    • A) aren’t
    • B) can’t
    • C) ought not
    • D) weren’t
  5. Cigarettes _____ seriously damage your health.
    • A) are
    • B) do
    • C) can
    • D) were
  6. _____ you post this letter for me?
    • A) Will
    • B) Shall
    • C) May
    • D) Are
  7. _____ I open the window?
    • A) Will
    • B) Shall
    • C) Am
    • D) Do
  8. We _____ leave now or we’ll be late.
    • A) has to
    • B) must
    • C) can
    • D) will
  9. If you had video, you _____ record it yourself tonight.
    • A) could
    • B) can
    • C) must
    • D) may
  10. Please _____ make noise.
    • A) didn’t
    • B) don’t
    • C) can’t
    • D) may not
  11. _____ open the windows. I’m cold.
    • A) Don’t
    • B) Can’t
    • C) Mustn’t
    • D) Needn’t
  12. Shoes _____ be either black or brown.
    • A) don’t
    • B) are
    • C) may
    • D) need
  13. A: My car has been stolen.
    B: _____.
    • A) You should ring the police.
    • B) Will you phone the police?
    • C) Could you ring the police?
    • D) You are phoning the police.
  14. A: I bought this pen today and it doesn’t work.
    B: _____.
    • A) Could you fill it with ink?
    • B) Shall I give you another one?
    • C) You should take it back.
    • D) It cannot be expensive.
  15. He _____ read faster a few years ago.
    • A) can
    • B) could
    • C) might
    • D) must
  16. _____ you pass the salt, please?
    • A) Do
    • B) Are
    • C) Should
    • D) Could
  17. _____ you remember which shoe you put on first this morning?
    • A) May
    • B) Can
    • C) Should
    • D) Were
  18. You _____ be hungry. You’ve just had dinner.
    • A) aren’t
    • B) can’t
    • C) may
    • D) must
  19. You _____ be hungry. You had no lunch.
    • A) can’t
    • B) shouldn’t
    • C) must
    • D) couldn’t
  20. Sorry, this _____ be my bag. Mine is brown.
    • A) can’t
    • B) must
    • C) can
    • D) could
  21. I _____ not have time to phone you this evening.
    • A) may
    • B) must
    • C) would
    • D) didn’t
  22. He probably _____ be back in time for dinner.
    • A) isn’t
    • B) wasn’t
    • C) won’t
    • D) doesn’t
  23. Take a sweater with you. It_____ get cold later.
    • A) won’t
    • B) might
    • C) would
    • D) need
  24. A: She can’t sing.
    B: Neither_____.
    • A) do I
    • B) could I
    • C) am I
    • D) can I
  25. It’s very cold. You _____ to put a sweater on.
    • A) should
    • B) ought
    • C) has
    • D) must
  26. A: Will the director be back in the office today?
    B: He said he _____ be, but he wasn’t sure.
    • A) can
    • B) might
    • C) may
    • D) has to
  27. A: Is this a 24 bus coming?
    B: It__ be. I can’t see the number yet.
    • A) might
    • B) can’t
    • C) may not
    • D) must
  28. A: _____.
    B: I’m sorry, but I haven’t got my car.
    • A) Will you give me a lift?
    • B) Shall I drive you to school?
    • C) Could you drive a bit faster?
    • D) When shall we meet?
  29. A: _____.
    B: Yes, please. Can I give you the money now?
    • A) Will you lend me some money?
    • B) Will you buy some fruit on the way back home
    • C) Shall we go to the opera tonight?
    • D) Shall I get you a ticket for the Madonna Concert?
  30. If you don’t feel better you _____ go to bed.
    • A) ought
    • B) should
    • C) don’t have to
    • D) needn’t
  31. I’ll_____ go now.
    • A) should
    • B) must
    • C) have to
    • D) ought to
  32. You _____ get the 8.45 train. It doesn’t stop at Yorkshire.
    • A) had better
    • B) mustn’t
    • C) should
    • D) don’t have to
  33. You _____ go near that dog! It’s very dangerous.
    • A) may not
    • B) don’t have to
    • C) mustn’t
    • D) needn’t
  34. We _____ play football today because it is raining.
    • A) couldn’t
    • B) can’t
    • C) aren’t
    • D) didn’t
  35. When I was a child I_____ drink a lot of milk.
    • A) should
    • B) may
    • C) used to
    • D) need
  36. A: I’ve got toothache.
    B: You’d _____ go to the dentist.
    • A) better
    • B) should
    • C) used to
    • D) must
  37. Betty has a temperature. She _____ be ill.
    • A) had better
    • B) used to
    • C) can not
    • D) must
  38. Good morning sir, what _____ I do for you?
    • A) would
    • B) can
    • C) shall
    • D) must
  39. We _____ to stop pollution.
    • A) must
    • B) should
    • C) had better
    • D) ought
  40. _____ careful! You are making mistakes.
    • A) Be
    • B) Must
    • C) Do
    • D) Did
  41. _____ you answer the phone?
    • A) Were
    • B) Will
    • C) Are
    • D) Shall
  42. A: I_____ play the guitar.
    B: But you said yesterday you _____ play it.
    • A) can’t / could
    • B) can / could
    • C) couldn’t / can
    • D) could / could
  43. I missed the bus this morning so I _____ walk to school.
    • A) have to
    • B) must
    • C) had to
    • D) ought
  44. Vegetables _____ be washed carefully.
    • A) has to
    • B) have to
    • C) ought
    • D) might
  45. He _____ drive a car when he was eighteen.
    • A) is able
    • B) could
    • C) can
    • D) is used to
  46. You _____ watch TV when you are studying.
    • A) didn’t
    • B) shouldn’t
    • C) couldn’t
    • D) aren’t
  47. I_____ like to listen to guitar music.
    • A) will
    • B) can
    • C) would
    • D) could
  48. We _____ see him tomorrow.
    • A) might
    • B) would
    • C) had to
    • D) ought
  49. _____ you able to understand the lesson this morning?
    • A) Were
    • B) Could
    • C) Would
    • D) Should
  50. I don’t think we _____ be able to get to the airport in time?
    • A) can
    • B) are
    • C) will
    • D) could
  51. I_____ see the President. There were too many people.
    • A) weren’t able to
    • B) don’t have to
    • C) couldn’t
    • D) am not able
  52. _____ you mind if I used your dictionary?
    • A) Do
    • B) Will
    • C) Shall
    • D) Need
  53. _____ run if you feel tired.
    • A) Mustn’t
    • B) Don’t
    • C) Don’t have to
    • D) Shouldn’t
  54. A horse _____ go twice as fast as an elephant.
    • A) used to
    • B) can
    • C) is used to
    • D) is able
  55. A: I don’t like this medicine.
    B: Don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll soon _____ it.
    • A) used to
    • B) get used to
    • C) is used to
    • D) use to
  56. A: Do you like Florida?
    B: Not really. I’m not _____ the heat.
    • A) used to
    • B) be able to
    • C) get used to
    • D) got used to
  57. A: Does your father smoke?
    B: He _____ but not any more.
    • A) used to
    • B) was able to
    • C) got used to
    • D) was used to
  58. It is funny. I really enjoy jogging now but I_____.
    • A) used to
    • B) was used to
    • C) didn’t used to
    • D) got used to
  59. A: Did your mother tell you stories when you were small?
    B: Yes, she _____ tell me Nasrettin Hodja’s stories.
    • A) would
    • B) used
    • C) was used to
    • D) is used to
  60. A: I’m getting a bit fat.
    B: _____.
    • A) You might eat a bit more.
    • B) You shouldn’t eat so much.
    • C) You cannot be hungry.
    • D) You used to eat a lot.
  61. A: We must go soon, mustn’t we?
    B: Yes, we_____ go.
    • A) had better
    • B) would
    • C) had to
    • D) will have to
  62. I_____ get up than stay in bed.
    • A) had better
    • B) should
    • C) would rather
    • D) have to
  63. When I was a child I _____ bite my nails.
    • A) was used to
    • B) used to
    • C) got used to
    • D) had better not
  64. Nobody _____ come yesterday.
    • A) wasn’t able to
    • B) should
    • C) could
    • D) were able to
  65. If I were you I_____ see a doctor.
    • A) would
    • B) had better
    • C) would rather
    • D) should
  66. A: _____.
    B: No, thank you. I’ve had enough.
    • A) Would you like a coffee?
    • B) Do you like strawberries?
    • C) Could you set the table?
    • D) Would you like some more?
  67. This _____ be the right road. There is no other way.
    • A) had better
    • B) must
    • C) have to
    • D) would rather
  68. You _____ get the 9.45 train. You could get the 9.55 and still arrive in time.
    • A) don’t have to
    • B) mustn’t
    • C) should
    • D) had better
  69. Hurry up! It is a quarter past! We really_____ be late.
    • A) don’t have to
    • B) wouldn’t rather
    • C) mustn’t
    • D) needn’t
  70. You _____ play an instrument to enjoy classical music.
    • A) don’t have to
    • B) didn’t used to
    • C) didn’t have to
    • D) mustn’t
  71. A: I thought there was a cinema here.
    B: There _____ be. It’s now a supermarket.
    • A) should
    • B) would
    • C) used to
    • D) had to
  72. A: Isn’t there a toilet?
    B: _____.
    • A) There must be one somewhere.
    • B) There can be after the interval.
    • C) I’m afraid I need more details.
    • D) It isn’t in the program.
  73. You _____ hurry if you want to catch that bus.
    • A) would rather
    • B) has got to
    • C) had better
    • D) had to
  74. Last year Janet_____ run 800 meters in 2 minutes 45; now she _____ do it in 2 minutes 20.
    • A) was able to / is able
    • B) couldn’t / could
    • C) could / can
    • D) can’t / is able to
  75. I’ve got toothache. I _____ go to the dentist.
    • A) have got
    • B) must
    • C) couldn’t
    • D) needed to
  76. I _____ to study for tomorrow’s exam.
    • A) don’t need
    • B) may not
    • C) couldn’t
    • D) will not
  77. A: Why didn’t you come to the concert last night?
    B: Because I _____ visit a friend in hospital.
    • A) had to
    • B) might
    • C) have to
    • D) must
  78. A: I’m putting on weight.
    B: You _____ go on a diet
    • A) ought
    • B) had to
    • C) needed to
    • D) should
  79. You _____ to write and thank him.
    • A) has
    • B) must
    • C) ought
    • D) needed
  80. Jack is preparing for his exams. We _____.
    • A) should go and visit him
    • B) ought not to disturb him
    • C) ought to phone him
    • D) had better watch TV
  81. A: _____?
    B: I’m going to study in the library.
    • A) What do you usually do at the weekend
    • B) What are you doing now
    • C) When are you going to study
    • D) Are you coming with us to the cinema
  82. A: I’ve got a cold.
    B: Then you’d _____ stay in bed.
    • A) need to
    • B) better
    • C) have to
    • D) should
  83. A: I’ve got a headache.
    B: You _____ take an aspirin.
    • A) has to
    • B) should
    • C) would
    • D) used to
  84. I _____ like jazz when I was a teenager.
    • A) should
    • B) could
    • C) were
    • D) used to
  85. A: _____?
    B: Yes, they do.
    • A) Do your friends write to you
    • B) Do you and your brother like tea
    • C) Do we have to leave now
    • D) Do they live in Vancouver or Edinburgh
  86. A: Were they playing tennis?
    B: No, they _____.
    • A) aren’t
    • B) weren’t
    • C) didn’t
    • D) don’t
  87. Mother is still in bed, and _____ my sister.
    • A) so is
    • B) neither is
    • C) nor is
    • D) too
  88. My brother was very hungry, I _____too.
    • A) am
    • B) were
    • C) do
    • D) was
  89. We live in a small flat, and they do, _____.
    • A) either
    • B) neither
    • C) too
    • D) so
  90. A: Colin didn’t like the film.
    B: _____.
    • A) So did I
    • B) Neither did I
    • C) So do I
    • D) Nor do I
  91. A: Nick isn’t good at maths.
    B: _____.
    • A) Nor is his sister
    • B) So is his brother
    • C) Neither does his father
    • D) His elder brother is, too.
  92. A: I haven’t said anything.
    B: _____.
    • A) Nor did I
    • B) Neither did I
    • C) Nor have I
    • D) I didn’t, either
  93. A: My father plays chess very well.
    B: _____.
    • A) So does my father
    • B) Nor does my father
    • C) Neither my father
    • D) My father is, too
  94. He said, “It may rain later in the day.” He said that it_____ rain later in the day.
    • A) would
    • B) may
    • C) might
    • D) must
  95. He _____ take his medicine three times a day. The doctor told him to.
    • A) has to
    • B) need
    • C) had better
    • D) have to
  96. I feel tired. I _____ go to bed.
    • A) had to
    • B) has to
    • C) had better
    • D) used to
  97. You _____ do your homework. If you don’t, you’ll fail the examination.
    • A) must
    • B) had to
    • C) had better
    • D) might
  98. We haven’t got much time. We _____ hurry.
    • A) needn’t
    • B) must
    • C) don’t have to
    • D) has to
  99. We have got plenty of time. We _____ hurry.
    • A) needn’t
    • B) didn’t use to
    • C) mustn’t
    • D) didn’t need to
  100. You _____ do it now. You can do it this afternoon.
    • A) mustn’t
    • B) had better
    • C) needn’t
    • D) should
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