- 1. Peter .....rather sleep on a mattress than on the floor.
A) must
B) shall
C) could
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) won´t
B) shouldn´t
C) may not
D) might 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) must
B) would
C) could
D) might
E) may
- 4. Someone towed my car away from the handicapped parking space last night. Probably I ..... parked there.
A) couldn´t have
B) wouldn´t have
C) will not have
D) shall not have
E) shouldn´t have
- 5. We will have a great birthday party for my father next year. He ..... fifty-years old then.
A) must be
B) might be
C) will 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) might
B) must
C) could
D) may
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) musn´t
B) can´t
C) couldn´t
D) may not
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) may/might
C) couldn´t/cannot
D) can/couldn´t
E) could/can´t
- 9. My class and I .... to the beach than to the mountains.
A) could rather go
B) cannot go
C) rather go
D) can go
E) would rather go
- 10. When my grandma was young, she ..... with grandpa every weekend.
A) must dance
B) would go dancing
C) would rather dance
D) could dance
E) uses to dance
- 11. When that team was not famous, it ..... in old parking lots instead of professional soccer fields.
A) cannot practice
B) uses to practice
C) might practice
D) shall practiced
E) used 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) should have chosen
B) had to choose
C) chose
D) must have chosen
E) could have been choosing
- 13. Tom is sitting at his desk. He´s reading his chemistry text because he has a test tomorrow. He .....
A) can´t study
B) could study
C) must have been studying
D) shouldn´t be studying
E) must be studying
- 14. A: "Where´s Mary?" B: "She ..... at the cafeteria. I just ran across her."
A) could be
B) might be
C) is
D) should 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) should have not committed
B) wasn´t supposed to commit
C) would not have committed
D) couldn´t have committed
E) may not have commited
- 16. Since John has to get to his office in a hurry, he ..... a taxi.
A) won´t take
B) may take
C) has been used to take
D) took
E) cannot take
- 17. To express logical conclusions, we use modal "....."
A) MIGHT
B) MUST
C) COULD
D) MAY
E) WOULD
- 18. To express 50% certainty or less, we use modals ".....".
A) CAN´T, COULDN´T, WOULDN´T
B) MAY, MIGHT, COULD
C) WOULD RATHER, WOULD, USED TO
D) WOULD, SHALL, MUST
- 19. To express 100% certainty of something we are stating, we use modal ".....".
A) WOULD RATHER
B) USED TO
C) COULD
D) ---
E) SHALL
- 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) MUST
B) MAY
C) WOULD
D) COULD
E) WOULD RATHER ... THAN
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