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