Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.
The lights are off and the office is locked, so they ............... for the day.
Wrong!
Use a modal of deduction about a present situation based on evidence.
You ............... told me you were running late, because I waited outside in the rain for twenty minutes.
Wrong!
Use should have to criticise a past action that did not happen.
If you ............... sign the contract today, we can still hold the price until Friday.
Wrong!
Use do not have to to show there is no obligation.
He ............... be in the meeting right now. I just saw him get on a train to Manchester.
Wrong!
Use cannot to express strong negative deduction.
I ............... have taken the earlier flight, but I chose to stay for the farewell dinner.
Wrong!
Use could have to talk about a past possibility that did not happen.
You ............... speak during the ceremony. It is a strict rule and the ushers will stop you.
Wrong!
Use must not for prohibition, not lack of necessity.
She ............... be joking. No one would seriously propose that in front of the board.
Wrong!
Use must to make a strong positive deduction.
We ............... have booked a table. The restaurant was fully booked and we ended up eating at the bar.
Wrong!
Use should have to express regret or criticism about a past mistake.
Given the traffic, we ............... arrive before eight, but I would not bet on it.
Wrong!
Use might to show a weak possibility, not certainty.
You ............... have to apologise, but it would be a nice gesture after what you said.
Wrong!
Use do not have to to show no obligation, while still suggesting it is advisable.
He ............... have been working all night. He looks exhausted and his laptop is still open.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use a perfect modal for deduction about a recent past situation based on evidence.
If you want to be taken seriously, you ............... stop interrupting people in meetings.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both options express strong advice or necessity in this context.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The lights are off and the office is locked, so they must have left for the day.
- You should have told me you were running late, because I waited outside in the rain for twenty minutes.
- If you do not have to sign the contract today, we can still hold the price until Friday.
- He cannot be in the meeting right now. I just saw him get on a train to Manchester.
- I could have have taken the earlier flight, but I chose to stay for the farewell dinner.
- You must not speak during the ceremony. It is a strict rule and the ushers will stop you.
- She must be joking. No one would seriously propose that in front of the board.
- We should have have booked a table. The restaurant was fully booked and we ended up eating at the bar.
- Given the traffic, we might arrive before eight, but I would not bet on it.
- You do not have have to apologise, but it would be a nice gesture after what you said.
- He might have have been working all night. He looks exhausted and his laptop is still open.
He must have have been working all night. He looks exhausted and his laptop is still open. - If you want to be taken seriously, you had better stop interrupting people in meetings.
If you want to be taken seriously, you need to stop interrupting people in meetings.
