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Modal Verbs Exercise for ESL Students

October 12, 2025 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Where is she? She ............... by now.
Wrong!
2I ............... be there by 8 o'clock.
Wrong!
3'Where is Jane?' 'She ............... to the library.'
Wrong!
4They ............... returned by now.
Wrong!
5What ............... you have done if you had lost your job?
Wrong!
6What do you think we ............... do.
Wrong!
7............... she have missed the bus?
Wrong!
8............... you refuse this offer if you were in my position?
Wrong!
9Where ............... he have disappeared?
Wrong!
10The accident ............... if you had been more careful.
Wrong!
11The fire spread quickly but luckily everyone ............... escape.
Wrong!
12If you had listened to your mother, you ............... yourself in trouble.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. Where is she? She should have arrived by now.
  2. I Either could be used here be there by 8 o’clock.
  3. ‘Where is Jane?’ ‘She may have gone to the library.’
  4. They should have returned by now.
  5. What would you have done if you had lost your job?
  6. What do you think we should do.
  7. Could she have missed the bus?
  8. Would you refuse this offer if you were in my position?
  9. Where could he have disappeared?
  10. The accident wouldn’t have happened if you had been more careful.
  11. The fire spread quickly but luckily everyone was able to escape.
  12. If you had listened to your mother, you wouldn’t have landed yourself in trouble.
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