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Difficult Modal Perfects for Evaluation Exercise

March 13, 2026 - C2pdf

Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
Given the audit trail is complete and time-stamped, the CFO ............... the figures after the meeting.
Wrong!
Use a modal perfect to judge a past action as impossible or highly unlikely based on strong evidence.
If the lab had followed its own protocol, it ............... the contamination before publishing the results.
Wrong!
Use a modal perfect to criticise a missed obligation in the past.
She ............... the email, because she replied with a detailed quote from the second paragraph.
Wrong!
Use a modal perfect to infer a past action with strong evidence.
The intern ............... the attachment, because the file is still sitting unopened in the shared drive.
Wrong!
Use a modal perfect to say something did not happen, based on evidence.
With that level of encryption, the attacker ............... the password; they probably exploited a session token instead.
Wrong!
Use a modal perfect to evaluate a past possibility as unlikely but still possible.
You ............... the client in front of their team; it undermined the whole negotiation.
Wrong!
Use a modal perfect to criticise a past action as a mistake.
He ............... the deadline, because the submission portal closed at midnight and his upload is time-stamped 00:17.
Wrong!
Use a modal perfect to conclude a past event was impossible given the facts.
We ............... the risk assessment more carefully; the warning signs were in the incident logs for weeks.
Wrong!
Use a modal perfect to express regret about a better past course of action.
The board ............... the merger without reading the due diligence, but the unanimous vote suggests they did.
Wrong!
Use a modal perfect to describe a past possibility that is not the most likely explanation.
You ............... the receipt, because the refund was processed automatically and no manual check was required.
Wrong!
Use a modal perfect to say an action was unnecessary in the past.
Given the conflicting witness statements, the judge ............... the verdict on a single testimony.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use a modal perfect to evaluate what was possible or permissible in the past; two options can work here.
With the data still incomplete, the committee ............... the policy so quickly.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use a modal perfect to criticise a premature past decision; two options can work here.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. Given the audit trail is complete and time-stamped, the CFO can't have altered the figures after the meeting.
  2. If the lab had followed its own protocol, it should have detected the contamination before publishing the results.
  3. She must have read the email, because she replied with a detailed quote from the second paragraph.
  4. The intern can't have opened the attachment, because the file is still sitting unopened in the shared drive.
  5. With that level of encryption, the attacker might have guessed the password; they probably exploited a session token instead.
  6. You shouldn't have contradicted the client in front of their team; it undermined the whole negotiation.
  7. He can't have met the deadline, because the submission portal closed at midnight and his upload is time-stamped 00:17.
  8. We should have reviewed the risk assessment more carefully; the warning signs were in the incident logs for weeks.
  9. The board might have approved the merger without reading the due diligence, but the unanimous vote suggests they did.
  10. You needn't have kept the receipt, because the refund was processed automatically and no manual check was required.
  11. Given the conflicting witness statements, the judge can't have based the verdict on a single testimony.
    Given the conflicting witness statements, the judge couldn't have based the verdict on a single testimony.
  12. With the data still incomplete, the committee shouldn't have adopted the policy so quickly.
    With the data still incomplete, the committee oughtn't to have adopted the policy so quickly.
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