- 1. Peter .....rather sleep on a mattress than on the floor.
A) could
B) shall
C) must
D) would
E) might
- 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) won´t
C) might not
D) may not
E) shall
- 3. "I heard that Laura was offered a job at a top computer firm in New York. She ..... be very pleased."
A) would
B) might
C) must
D) may
E) could
- 4. Someone towed my car away from the handicapped parking space last night. Probably I ..... parked there.
A) wouldn´t have
B) shall not have
C) will not have
D) shouldn´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) will be
C) must be
D) should be
E) can be
- 6. My mom needs help with that taple, ..... you lift the right end while I lift the left, please?
A) may
B) could
C) might
D) should
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) may not
B) couldn´t
C) can´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) should/would
B) could/can´t
C) can/couldn´t
D) couldn´t/cannot
E) may/might
- 9. My class and I .... to the beach than to the mountains.
A) rather go
B) can go
C) could rather go
D) would rather go
E) cannot go
- 10. When my grandma was young, she ..... with grandpa every weekend.
A) must dance
B) would rather dance
C) uses to dance
D) could dance
E) would go dancing
- 11. When that team was not famous, it ..... in old parking lots instead of professional soccer fields.
A) cannot practice
B) used to practice
C) uses to practice
D) might practice
E) shall practiced
- 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) had to choose
D) chose
E) should have chosen
- 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 be studying
C) can´t study
D) could study
E) must have been studying
- 14. A: "Where´s Mary?" B: "She ..... at the cafeteria. I just ran across her."
A) is
B) could be
C) should be
D) must 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) should have not committed
C) may not have commited
D) would not have committed
E) wasn´t supposed to commit
- 16. Since John has to get to his office in a hurry, he ..... a taxi.
A) has been used to take
B) may take
C) won´t take
D) cannot take
E) took
- 17. To express logical conclusions, we use modal "....."
A) WOULD
B) MAY
C) MIGHT
D) MUST
E) COULD
- 18. To express 50% certainty or less, we use modals ".....".
A) MAY, MIGHT, COULD
B) CAN´T, COULDN´T, WOULDN´T
C) WOULD, SHALL, MUST
D) WOULD RATHER, WOULD, USED TO
- 19. To express 100% certainty of something we are stating, we use modal ".....".
A) SHALL
B) ---
C) WOULD RATHER
D) USED TO
E) COULD
- 20. To express a repeated action in the past or a habit that does not longer continue, we use modals: "....."
A) WOULD, USED TO
B) WOULD RATHER, COULD
C) LET US, WOULD
D) USE TO, WILL
E) USES TO/MAY
- 21. To express preference, we use modal: ".....".
A) MUST
B) COULD
C) WOULD RATHER ... THAN
D) WOULD
E) MAY
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