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Question 1
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Complete the sentence using the most appropriate option:
Look. Jack is putting on his hat and coat. He ................... out.

A
will be going

B
must be going

C
could be going

D
can be going

Solution

'Will' indicates promise / voluntary action;
'Must' indicates compulsion / surety;
'Could' indicates ability in the past / possibility ;
'Can' indicates ability / capacity / permission;
Here, surety is mentioned about Jack;
Therefore, the correct option as per the situation of the sentence is:
B: must be going
(must indicates - surety; and be going indicate tense - present continuous)
Question 2
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Fill a suitable option as per the situation given:
(The doorbell rings) I wonder who that is. It ________ Mary. She's still at work at this time.

A
couldn't be

B
can't be

C
won't be

D
mustn't be

Solution

Modal Verbs show us the attitude of the speaker to what is being said or done. The term "modal" means expressing mood and mood is a way to express the attitude of the speaker.
Option B is the correct answer because it expresses less possibility, as Mary is at work.
Whereas option A expresses same as option B but it is in past tense therefore it is not applicable in the sentence.;
option C expresses its condition in future as a result it is not applicable in the give sentence;
option D expresses what is not supposed to be done with extreme obligation , therefore it is incorrect as well.
Question 3
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Fill in the blanks with the suitable modal auxiliaries:
I _____ speak Japanese well when I was in Japan. But now I have forgotten most of it and I ______ speak only few words of it.

A
can ; can

B
could; can

C
may ; might

D
can ; could

Solution

Modal Verbs show us the attitude of the speaker to what is being said or done. The term "modal" means expressing mood and mood is a way to express the attitude of the speaker.
Option B is the correct answer because "could" expresses the ability which was performed in the past and "can" expresses the ability in present.
Whereas option A doesn't facilitate the appropriate tense form;
Option C expresses possibility which is not applicable enough to meet the meaning of the sentence;
option D doesn't facilitate the appropriate tense form, needed in the given sentence.
Question 4
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Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
You got here very quickly. You _______ have walked very fast.

A
must

B
will

C
can

D
could

Solution

'Must' shows compulsion / surety.
'Will' shows promise / voluntary action.
'Can' shows ability.
'Could' shows ability in the past.
Here, the surety of the listener's 'walking quickly' is implied. Therefore, the correct option is A: must.
Question 5
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Fill a suitable modal auxiliary:
George isn't well. He has taken medicine. He _______ go to hospital for an operation.

A
may

B
might

C
can

D
must

Solution

Modal Verbs show us the attitude of the speaker to what is being said or done. The term "modal" means expressing mood and mood is a way to express the attitude of the speaker.
Option B is the correct answer because it expresses less possibility which facilitates well in the given sentence.
Whereas option A expresses certain possibility;
option C expresses certain ability; and option D expresses extreme obligation.
Question 6
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Complete the sentence with a suitable verb:
I left my bike outside the house last night but this morning it wasn't there anymore. Somebody __________ it.

A
will have stolen

B
can have stolen

C
must have stolen

D
could have stolen

Solution

'Will' indicates promise / voluntary action.
'Must' indicates compulsion / surety.
'Could' indicates ability in the past / possibility.
'Can' indicates ability / capacity / permission.
Here, it is implied that the bike is sure to have been stolen.
Therefore, the correct option is: must have stolen.
Question 7
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Choose an appropriate option to fill in the blank:
Bill and Sue go away on holiday very often, so they _____ be short of money.

A
couldn't

B
can't

C
mustn't

D
won't

Solution

'Couldn't' indicates inability in the past.
'Can't' indicates impossibility at the present moment.
'Won't' indicates least possibility.
'Mustn't' indicates prohibition.
Here, the situation indicates an impossibility in the present time. Therefore, the correct option is B: can't.
Question 8
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Fill in the blank with a suitable modal auxiliary:
I _________ that coat if I were you.

A
mustn't buy

B
won't buy

C
wouldn't buy

D
can't buy

Solution

Modal Verbs show us the attitude of the speaker to what is being said or done. The term "modal" means expressing mood and mood is a way to express the attitude of the speaker.
Option C is the correct answer because it expresses uncertainty and according to the given sentence it facilitates with the mood of something in the past that didn't happen.
Whereas, option A expresses certainty regarding not performing the act;
option B expresses certainty regarding not buying it in the future;
option D expresses inability. Therefore these three options don't fit in the given question.
Question 9
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Choose a suitable modal auxiliary to complete the sentence:
It rained every day during their holiday, so they ______ have a very nice time.

A
couldn't

B
can't

C
won't

D
mustn't

Solution

'Couldn't' indicates inability in the past.
'Can't' indicates impossibility in the present.
'Won't' indicates least possibility.
'Mustn't' indicates prohibition.
Here, inability to have a nice time in the past (during the holiday) is indicated. Therefore, the correct option is A: couldn't.
Question 10
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Complete these sentences with mustn't/don't/doesn't have to + verb:
Sue _______(get up) early. She gets up early because she wants to.

A
don't have to get up

B
doesn't get up

C
didn't have to be getting up

D
doesn't have to get up

Solution

The correct option is D. 'Have to' modal verb denotes the necessity or requirement. Option A is not correct as Do/Don't is used with I and We. Option B is wrong as 'Have' auxiliary verb is not used in it. Option C is wrong as it is in past tense. Does/doesn't is used with singular noun thus option D is correct.

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Verb Test - 8

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Question 1

will be going

must be going

could be going

can be going

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Question 2

couldn't be

can't be

won't be

mustn't be

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Question 3

can ; can

could; can

may ; might

can ; could

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Question 4

must

will

can

could

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Question 5

may

might

can

must

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Question 6

will have stolen

can have stolen

must have stolen

could have stolen

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Question 7

couldn't

can't

mustn't

won't

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Question 8

mustn't buy

won't buy

wouldn't buy

can't buy

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Question 9

couldn't

can't

won't

mustn't

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Question 10

don't have to get up

doesn't get up

didn't have to be getting up

doesn't have to get up

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