- 1. Peter .....rather sleep on a mattress than on the floor.
A) must
B) would
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) shouldn´t
D) might not
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) could
B) would
C) may
D) might
E) must
- 4. Someone towed my car away from the handicapped parking space last night. Probably I ..... parked there.
A) couldn´t have
B) shall not have
C) shouldn´t have
D) will not have
E) wouldn´t have
- 5. We will have a great birthday party for my father next year. He ..... fifty-years old then.
A) might be
B) must be
C) can be
D) will be
E) should 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) must
D) should
E) could
- 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) musn´t
B) may not
C) couldn´t
D) might not
E) can´t
- 8. When Mary and I were children, we .... climb trees easily and fast, but now that we are adults we .....
A) can/couldn´t
B) may/might
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) would rather go
D) can go
E) cannot go
- 10. When my grandma was young, she ..... with grandpa every weekend.
A) must dance
B) would go dancing
C) could dance
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) used to practice
B) shall practiced
C) uses 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) could have been choosing
B) must have chosen
C) chose
D) should have chosen
E) had to choose
- 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) must have been studying
C) could study
D) can´t study
E) must be studying
- 14. A: "Where´s Mary?" B: "She ..... at the cafeteria. I just ran across her."
A) could be
B) must be
C) should be
D) might be
E) is
- 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) wasn´t supposed to commit
B) should have not committed
C) would not have committed
D) may not have commited
E) couldn´t have committed
- 16. Since John has to get to his office in a hurry, he ..... a taxi.
A) won´t take
B) took
C) may take
D) has been used to take
E) cannot take
- 17. To express logical conclusions, we use modal "....."
A) MUST
B) MAY
C) COULD
D) WOULD
E) MIGHT
- 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) WOULD RATHER
B) COULD
C) SHALL
D) ---
E) USED TO
- 20. To express a repeated action in the past or a habit that does not longer continue, we use modals: "....."
A) WOULD RATHER, COULD
B) LET US, WOULD
C) USES TO/MAY
D) WOULD, USED TO
E) USE TO, WILL
- 21. To express preference, we use modal: ".....".
A) MAY
B) MUST
C) WOULD RATHER ... THAN
D) WOULD
E) COULD
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