Modals in the Past - Exercise 2
Choose the best response for each situation.
Click on the button beside the correct answer.
- Jenny bought a new sweater last week for $45.00. This week, the store is having a giant half-price sale on all merchandise.
- Jenny had better waited until this week to buy the sweater.
- Jenny had to have waited until this week to buy the sweater.
- Jenny ought to wait until this week to buy the sweater.
- Jenny should have waited until this week to buy the sweater.
- I'm certain I left my sandwich on the table, but now I don't see it. I wonder what happened to it.
- I suppose the dog might have ate it.
- I guess the dog may have eaten it.
- The dog should have eaten it.
- I suppose the dog could have ate it.
- Larry and his wife have wanted to have a baby for a long time. Recently, she became pregnant.
- Larry may have been very pleased when he heard the news.
- Larry might have been very pleased when he heard the news.
- Larry had to have been pleased when he heard the news.
- Larry must be pleased to hear the news.
- I injured my back when I tried to move some heavy furniture.
- I should have asked for help instead of trying to do it myself.
- I must have asked for help instead of trying to do it by myself.
- I ought to have asked to help rather than do it myself.
- I should ask for help instead of trying to do it by myself.
- I'm sorry we took our children to see that movie. It had too much violence.
- We shouldn't never have took our children to such a movie.
- We definitely ought to not taken our children to that movie.
- We should never have took our children to a film such as that.
- We should never have taken our children to that film.
- I don't know why, but Wendy is very depressed today.
- She might had an argument with her boyfriend last night.
- She could have an argument with her boyfriend last night.
- She must have had an argument with her boyfriend.
- She could have had an argument with her boyfriend last night.
- Jane accidentally left her purse at a coffee shop. When she returned later, it was gone.
- Someone might have took it.
- Somebody may have taken it.
- Somebody must have taken it.
- Somebody might have been taking it.
- Carol lost marks because she handed her assignment in late.
- She couldn't have handed it in late.
- She shouldn't have handed it in late.
- She mustn't have handed it in late.
- She should not hand it in late.
- Only a small number of students passed the history exam.
- It could have been very difficult.
- It must be difficult.
- It may have been difficult.
- It must have been difficult.
- I rode my bicycle to the store, but didn't bother to lock it when I went inside. After I finished shopping, my bicycle was gone.
- Somebody must be stealing it.
- Someone must have stealed it.
- Someone had to steal it.
- Someone had to have stolen it.
- Many of the guests at the banquet didn't finish their meals.
- The food could have been tasty.
- The food ought to have been tasty.
- The food must not be tasty.
- The food couldn't have been tasty.
- Last Sunday was a very hot day. My wife and I spent several hours working in the garden, but we didn't put on any sunscreen. Now we are very sunburnt.
- We must have used sunscreen.
- We had to have used sunscreen.
- We couldn't have been using sunscreen.
- We ought to have been using sunscreen.
- My friend forgot his wife's birthday. Now she's very angry.
- He shouldn't be forgetting her birthday.
- He ought to have remembered her birthday.
- He has to have remembered her birthday.
- He ought to have been remembering her birthday.
- Jill was especially happy after her date with her boyfriend yesterday. I don't know why.
- Her boyfriend might have asked her to marry him.
- Her boyfriend might have been asking her to marry him.
- Her boyfriend must have asked her to marry him.
- Her boyfriend has to have asked her to marry him.