English Grammar - Modals: 87 MCQs with Answers
English Grammar- Modals
Practice MCQs on modal verbs (should, would, ought to, must, need, dare) in English grammar for competitive exams.
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0%Q72. Choose the correct sentence.
Right Answer: You had better finish your work before the deadline.
Explanation:
'Had better finish' correctly uses the base verb form, expressing strong advice.
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Q73. Choose the correct sentence expressing regret about a past action.
Right Answer: I should have studied harder for the exam.
Explanation:
'Should have + past participle' (modal + perfect infinitive) expresses regret about a past action: 'should have studied'.
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Q74. Identify the correct sentence expressing an unfulfilled past possibility.
Right Answer: They could have won the match if they had tried harder.
Explanation:
'Could have + past participle' correctly expresses an unrealized past possibility.
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Q75. Choose the correct sentence expressing a confident conclusion about the past.
Right Answer: He must have forgotten our appointment.
Explanation:
'Must have + past participle' expresses a strong deduction about a past event: 'must have forgotten'.
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Q76. Identify the correct sentence expressing an unnecessary past action.
Right Answer: You needn't have bought so much food.
Explanation:
'Needn't have + past participle' shows that an action was performed but was not necessary.
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Q77. Choose the correct sentence expressing an unfulfilled past obligation.
Right Answer: You ought to have informed me earlier.
Explanation:
'Ought to have + past participle' expresses a past obligation that was not fulfilled.
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Q80. Choose the correct sentence.
Right Answer: He should have finished his work by now.
Explanation:
'Should have + past participle' is the correct structure to express a past expectation.
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