Modal Verbs, Test 1

    

TEST  ON  MODALS

1. It`s important for me to work on Saturdays.

1. I must work on Saturdays.
2. I need to work on Saturdays.
3. I have to work on Saturdays.
4. I should work on Saturdays.

2. It`s advisable that I work on Saturdays.

a. I must work on Saturdays.

b. I should work on Saturdays.

c. I need to work on Saturdays.

d. I have to work on Saturdays.

3. It`s absolutely necessary that I work on Saturdays.

a. I should work on Saturdays.

b. I must work on Saturdays.

c. I need to work on Saturdays.

d. I have to work on Saturdays.

4. It`s not necessary that I work on Saturdays.

   a.I shouldn`t work on Saturdays.

b. I mustn`t work on Saturdays.

c.I needn`t  to work on Saturdays.

   d. I don`t have to work on Saturdays.

5. It`s important for me to pass that exam.
1. I need to pass that exam.
2. I have to pass that exam.
3. I should pass that exam.
4. I might pass that exam.

6. It`s forbidden to smoke in here.
1. You shouldn`t smoke in here.
2. You ought not smoke in here.
3. You don`t have to smoke in here.
4. You mustn`t smoke in here.

7. It`s possible that he arrives tomorrow.
1. He must arrive tomorrow.
2. He has to arrive tomorrow.
3. He would arrive tomorrow.
4. He might arrive tomorrow.

8. It`s not necessary that I go there.
1. I mustn`t go there. b. I don`t have to go there.
2. I shouldn`t go there.  c. I couldn`t go there.

9. She is obliged to do that.
1. She must do that.
2. She has to do that.
3. She should do that.
4. She could do that.

10. I was unable to swim when I was young.
1. I didn`t use to swim when I was young.
2. I  didn`t have to swim when I was young.
3. I couldn`t swim when I was young.
4. I shouldn`t have swum when I was young.

11. She expects that you be there at 7 pm.
1. You should be there at 7 pm.
2. You must be there at 7 pm.
3. You have to be there  at 7 pm.
4. You could be there at 7 pm.

12. There`s necessary to have a permit to enter the national park.
1. You should have a permit to enter the national park.
2. You must have a permit to enter the national park.
3. You ought to have a permit to enter the national park.
4.  You could have a permit to enter the national park.

13. I used to swim in that lake when I was young.
1. I could swim in that lake when I was young.
2. I should have swum in that lake when I was young.
3. I would swim in that lake when I was young.
4. I must have swum in that lake when I was young.

14. I suppose she is in California before 9:30.
1. She might be in California before 9:30.
2. She must be in California before 9:30.
3. She can be in California before 9:30.
4. She should be in California before 9:30.

15. He surely is our landlord; I would recognize him anywhere.
1. He should be our landlord.
2. He might be our landlord.
3. He may be our landlord.
4. He must be our landlord.

   16. He says she may go.

1. He says she is able to go.
2. He says she is allowed to go.
3. He says she can go.
4. He says she might go.

17.Which of the following is most polite and which is most formal?

a. Can I have some water, please?

b. Could I have some water, please?

c. Might I have some water, please?

d. May I have some water, please?

18. Which is correct?

a. I`d rather you go accompanied than alone.

b. I`d rather you would go accompanied than alone.

c. I`d rather you will go accompanied than alone.

d. I`d rather you went accompanied than alone.

19. Nu se poate sa fi facut o asememnea greseala.

a. He mustn`t have made such a mistake.

b. He can`t have made such a mistake.

c. He shouldn`t have made such a mistake.

d. He wouldn`t have made such a mistake.

20. Nu se poate/ Este imposibil sa faca o asemenea greseala.

a. He may not make such a mistake.

b. He can`t make such a mistake.

c. He shouldn`t make such a mistake.

d. He must not make such a mistake.

21. Cred ca probabil am fost putin cam dur cu ea cand a intarziat o ora.

a. I guess I may have been a bit hard on her when she came home an hour late.

b. I guess I can have been a bit hard on her when she came home an hour late.

c. I guess I must have been a bit hard on her when she came home an hour late.

d. I guess I should have been a bit hard on her when she came home an hour late.

22. N-ar fi trebuit sa cumperi bilete pentru spectacol. Le-am cumparat eu deja.

a. You shouldn`t have bought the tickets for the show. I have already bought the.

b. You mustn`t have bought the tickets for the show. I have already bought them.

c. You needn`t have bought the tickets for the show. I have already bought them.

d. You wouldn`t have bought the tickets for the show. I have already bought them.

Verb Tenses, Test 13

   

Choose the correct answer:

1. The major said that it ……………… him great pleasure to be there that evening.

a) gives                 

b) gave                        

c) was giving

2. He said that he ……………… go as soon as it was possible.

a) will                             

b) would                             

c) can

3. The teacher often tells me that if I ……………… hard I will fail.

a) didn’t work                       

b) don’t work                     

c) hadn’t worked

4. The lecturer said Amy was just and ……………. the respect of all races and classes.

a) won                             

b) had won                    

c) has won

5. He replied that he ………………. to reward his soldiers and that he kept his word.

a)  promised                       

b) had promised                     

c) would promise

6. The lion told the mouse that he was very weak and that his teeth ………………… out.

a) fell                     

b) have fallen                             

c) had fallen

7. The magistrate asked the accused what ……………… with his hand in the gentleman’s pocket.

a) was he doing                 

b) he was doing                        

c) had he done

8. The stranger asked Alice where she ……………..

a) was living                    

b) lives                            

c) lived

9. The king asked the philosopher whom he …………….. the happiest man alive.

a) consider                              

b) considered                   

c) was considering

10. He asked me whether I ……………….. him.

a) would accompany                      

b) will accompany                

c) have accompanied

11. The wind ………………. furiously. (blew / blown)

12. He ……………… to his mother every week. (writes / wrote)

13. My patience …………….. out at last. (wear / wore)

14. In a fit of rage, she ……………… up the letter. (tore / torn)

15. We couldn’t have ………………. a better day for organizing the party. (chose / chosen)

16. The old man was ……………… by a mad dog. (bit / bitten)

17. We ……………….. across the sea. (swam / swum)

18. A portrait of the founder of the company ……………. on the wall. (hung / hanged)

19. She neatly ……………… her books on the table. (lays / lies)

20. The seeds of dissension had already been ……………… (sowed / sown)

Verb Tenses, Test 14

  

Choose the correct answer:

1. Suddenly we noticed that the clock stopped / had stopped.

2. I never thought that I would / should to / see him again.

3. The woman led me to her hut and told / said me to remain there for the night.

4. We climbed higher that we could / might get a better view of the procession.

5. Euclid proved that the three angles of a triangle were / are equal to two right angles.

6. I will nurse him so that he may live / might live.

7. I will call you when I arrive / will arrive.

8. He went to the city so that he might / may find work.

9. Wherever he preached, people gathered / gather to listen.

10. The thieves stole whatever they could find / might find in the house.

11. He came oftener than we expected / expect him to.

12. He stayed at home because he was feeling / feels ill.

13. I feel / am feeling fine.

14. I feel / were feeling you shouldn’t do this.

15. What do you think / are you thinking about my hair style?

16. I am seeing / see your dad tomorrow.

17. The fish smells / is smelling awful.

18. I rang her up because I wanted / want to talk.

19. I see / am seeing what you mean.

9. The stew tastes / is tasting wonderful.

20. If I know / knew the answer, I will tell you.

21. He weighs / is weighing 187 pounds.

22. Do you believe / Are you believing  in God?

23. He spent / has spent all his childhood in a quaint village in China.

24. Mozart died while he was composing / had composed the Requiem.

25. I have done / did the cleaning. What shall I do now?

26. I lived / have lived in India for ten years when I was a child.

27. I can’t play tomorrow because I have broken / broke my leg.

28. My puppy has died / died.

29. I have traveled / traveled a lot in Asia and Africa.

30. Once upon a time there lived / has lived a beautiful princess.

31. He worked / has worked hard for years.

32. Did you see / Have you seen Romeo and Juliet on TV last night?

33. My late grandfather did / has done a lot for me.

34. Mary is staying / stays with her parents at the moment.

35. My brother works / is working at a bank.

36. I never get up / I am never getting up before 9 on Sunday mornings.

37. I hate / am hating people who are rude to their subordinates.

38. I like / am liking this music.

39. Does the meat smell / Is the meat smelling bad?

40. I am seeing / see the dentist at 11 am.

41. My father joined / has joined the cavalry because he loved horses.

42. Bears often hibernate / hibernated in caves.

43. His caustic remarks hurt / hurted our feelings.

44.The social services department has / have specialists for each welfare category.

45. The politician made / has made a categorical denial of the charges that he had taken bribes.

46.  The prize was borne / born away by Manchester United.

47. He bade / bidded them farewell.

48. After I had bidden / had baded him farewell, I hurried away.

49. The Minister laid / lay the foundation stone of the new hospital.

50. The farmer killed the goose that had laid / had lain a golden egg.

51. They have finished / finished the work a week ago.

52. We had gone / went to the moves last night.

53. We had eaten / ate our dinner before we went to the movies last night.

54. He hanged / hung the picture on the wall.

55. The terrorist was hung / was hanged at midnight.

56. The doctor felt  / was feeling the patient’s pulse.

57. The farmers in that village grow / are growing vegetables all year round.

58. The proposal sounds / is sounding interesting.

59. I will have moved / will move into my new office by the end of this month.

60. I will have eaten / will eat every chocolate in that box before mom returns from work.

61. She be working / will work on that report tomorrow when I come back.  

62. The lions in the Sahara have laid / have lain in wait for their pray.

63. They have never been invited / have never invited to her parties.

Verb *Wish*, Exercise 3

    

WISH & IF ONLY

Choose the correct answer:

1. I wish our team ______ .

did win                  had won                    has won

2. If only I ______ the guitar!

   can play                 will play            could play

3. I wish I ______ a million dollars.

   have             will have        had

4. If only we ______ the wrong road!

 hadn't taken      had taken          haven't taken

5. I wish they ______ us they were coming early.

 had told          have told                  did tell

6. If only you ______ how to swim when you were younger!

 have learned       will learn            had learned

7. I wish we ______ that house.

   will buy            could buy                bought

8. I wish you ______ how surprised she was.

   could have seen           saw               have seen

9. I wish that warbler ______ closer so I could get a picture.

   would come       will come                has come

10. If only it ______ raining!

   can stop               will stop              would stop

11. They wish their neighbors ________ singing at night.

    could stop          stopped               would stop

12. She is lonely. She wishes she________more people.

meet                    met                     had met

     

13. I wish I didn`t have to go to work on Saturday.

This refers to the future    /  This refers to the past

Test 15

  

1.Which sentence is NOT correct?

This is the news. There has been an earthquake in Japan.
This is the news. There has just been an earthquake in Japan.
This is the news. There has been an earthquake in Japan last night.  

2.Which question follows this statement? ‘I’ve been to New York.’

Really? When did you go? 
Really? When have you gone?  
Really? When you have gone?   

3.Complete the sentence.
‘I ____ out last Friday.’

 have gone   
 didn’t go   
 haven’t been   

4.Which sentence is NOT correct?

He’s recently got a new job in Frankfurt.
Alan has just arrived.
I’ve bought a new mobile phone two days ago.  

5.Which word can complete the sentence?
   I haven’t seen him ____.

   yesterday   
   yet     
    last night  

6.Which word CANNOT go in the space?
I’ve _____ spoken to James about the meeting.

yet   
already   
just   

7.Which words complete the sentence?
I _______ Helen since we _______ at school together.

‘ve known / were   know
were   knew / ‘ve been   
knew / have been

8.Which sentence is true?
My parents have lived in Canada for three years.

They used to live in Canada but now they live somewhere else.
They still live in Canada now.   

They used to live in Canada but now they are dead.   

9.Which words can complete the sentence below?
I’ve telephoned Mike ___________.

three times last week   

three times this week 

yesterday

Modal Verbs, Test 3

  

Choose the correct answer

1. Sally looks worried . She MUST HAVE / COULD HAD a problem with something.

2. Bob CAN’T BE / MUSTN`T  HAVE BEEN at school because I haven’t seen him all day .

3. I COULD HAVE LENT / MUST HAVE LENT you the money. Why didn’t you ask me?

4. Mr Travis hasn’t come to work yet. He has never been late for work. He CAN`T HAVE MISSED / MUST HAVE MISSED the bus.

5. She knew everything about our plans. She MUST HAVE LISTENED / CAN HAVE LISTENED to our conversation.

6. A: Will you come to my birthday party tomorrow afternoon ?

    B : I’m sorry but I CAN’T COME / SHOULDN`T COME because I have to look after my sister.

7. Timmy is a very good boy. He isn’t naughty, so he CAN’T HAVE BROKEN / MUST NOT HAVE BROKEN that window.

8. The street is wet this morning . I’m not sure but it SHOULD HAVE RAINED / MIGHT HAVE RAINED last night.

9. She COULD SING / CAN SING like an angel when she was a child.

10. A : I talked to your science teacher yesterday.

      B : You CAN’T HAVE TALKED / MUST HAVE TALKED to her because she wasn’t at school yesterday.

11. Mrs White bought a new fur coat ! - She COULD HAVE WON / MUST HAVE WON the lottery.

12. He came home alone yesterday. You SHOULDN’T HAVE LET / COULD NOT HAVE LET him do that.

13. He read the message but he CAN`T UNDERSTAND / COULDN’T UNDERSTAND it.

14. The singer has got a sore throat so she CAN’T SING / COULDN`T SING at the concert.

15. It MUST HAVE BEEN / MIGHT HAVE BEEN Jack I saw in the park yesterday, but I’m not sure about it.

16. We can’t wait any longer. Something MUST BE DONE / MAY BE DONE at once.

17. Everyone shouted in fear. They MUST HAVE BEEN / MUST BE very afraid.

18. A : I’m afraid Ted is watching TV again.

      B : He CAN’T BE WATCHING / MUSTN`T BE WATCHING TV because his room is completely silent and dark.

19. He MUST BE SLEEPING  / CAN BE SLEEPING. He is not in the living room.

20. I can’t find my book . I MUST HAVE LEFT IT / MUST LEAVE IT on the bus.

21. She CAN’T BE / MUST BE stupid. She teaches maths at the university

22. She MUSTN’T GO / MUSTN`T HAVE GONE to school. It’s Saturday.

23. You were stupid to go skiing here. You COULD HAVE BROKEN / MUST HAVE BROKEN a leg.

24. He looked so tired when I saw him. He MUST HAVE WORKED / COULD HAVE WORKED so hard.

24. Tom CAN’T HAVE WRITTEN / SHOULDN`T HAVE WRITTEN this because it is in French and Tom doesn’t speak French.

25. They MUST HAVE LEFT / CAN HAVE LEFT in the morning. They are not here now.

26.  I MUST BE / CAN BE tired; I `ve worked too much.

Subjunctive, Exercise 1

   

1.  It is very important that all employees _______________ in their proper uniforms before 6:30 a.m.
are dressed
will be dressed
be dressed
2.  I wish my brother _________ here.
were
was
3.  The coach insisted that Fabio _______ the center position, even though he's much too short for that position..
plays
play
4.  Evelyn  suggested that the meeting _______________.
was cancelled
be cancelled
5.  If only Jim ______ a little more responsible in his choice of courses!
was
were
6.  If Mrs. Lincoln ________ ill that night, the Lincolns would not have gone to Ford Theater.
were
had been
7.  Her employees treated Mrs. Greenblat as though she _______ a queen.
was
were
8.  If his parents ____________ more careful in his upbringing, Holden Caulifield would have been quite different.
had been
were
9.  I wish I _________ better today.
feel
felt
10. She wishes you_________so much noise all the time.
wouldn`t make
hadn`t made