BÀI TẬP BỔ SUNG MODAL VERB

Exercise 1: Choose the correct option to complete each of the following sentences.
1. When she was young, she ______ swim across this river.
A. was able to B. had better C. would D. should

2. He ______ stop making personal calls at work, or he will lose his job.
A. would rather B. had better C. could D. will

3. ______ I clean the room before the guests arrive?

A. Shall B. Would C. Could D. Might

4. ______ I use your computer for a minute?

A. Might B. Could C. Must D. Would

5. I think the principal of this school ______ give students more freedom in choosing the
courses they want to study.
A. would B. would like C. might D. ought to

6. You ______ ask for permission before going inside the room.
A. have got to B. would C. might D. must

7. The exhibition is free for all students. We ______ pay any fee.
A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t
C. may not D. don’t have to

8. Is that Tom over there? - No, it ______ be him. He’s not that tall.
A. shouldn’t B. might not C. can’t D. won’t

9. They are doing very hard on their project. It ______ be very important to them.
A. should B. could C. must D. would

10. I hear that your exams are next week. You ______ very hard right now.
A. must to study B. must be studying
C. had to study D. must have studied

11. The phone rang but I didn’t hear it. I ______ asleep.
A. must be B. had to be
C. ought to be D. must have been

12. She passed me on the street without speaking. She ______ me.
A. mustn’t see B. can’t see
C. mustn’t have seen D. can’t have seen

13. Jack was an excellent tennis player. He ______ anybody.

A. can beat B. is able to beat
C. could beat D. was able to beat
14. I’m not sure where to go on my vacation, but I ______ to Ha Long Bay.
A. able to go B. may go
C. can be going D. may not be going

15. He has made so many mistakes in his essay that he ______ do it all again.
A. ought B. has to C. needs D. used to

16. I ______ hurry. It’s nearly 8.00, and my first class starts at 8.15.
A. had better B. would rather C. would prefer D. can’t help

17. “You ______ put the car in the garage. I’m going out in it later.”
A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. haven’t to D. can’t

18. According to the terms of the contract, tenants ______ six months’ notice if they intend to
leave.
A. have to give B. must be given
C. must give D. must have been given

19. My supervisor is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work I______ last week.
A. should have done B. may have done
C. need to have done D. must have done

20. “You ______ have cooked so many dishes. There are only three of us for lunch.”
A. wouldn’t B. oughtn’t C. needn’t D. couldn’t

21. This building ______ finished by the end of last year but there have been so many strikes
that it isn’t finished yet.
A. will have been B. should have been
C. was to have been D. may not have been

22. Jenny’s engagement ring is enormous! It ______ have cost a fortune.

A. can B. must C. could D. should

23. I know you didn’t see me yesterday because I was in Hanoi. You ______ me.
A. may not have seen B. mustn’t have seen
C. shouldn’t have seen D. can’t have seen

24. They ______ married next week but now they have quarreled and the wedding has been
cancelled.
A. will have B. were to have been
C. will have been D. should have been

25. Why are you so late? You ______ here two hours ago.
A. need have been B. must have been
C. should have been D. oughtn’t to have been
26. “I couldn’t take the history class I wanted last semester.”“Why didn’t you talk to your
advisor? She ______ able to help you get in.”
A. might have been B. wasn’t
C. might be D. couldn’t have been

27. “Did you finally paint your house?”“Yes. It should ______ a long time ago.”
A. have done B. be done C. have been done D. been done

28. It turned out that we ______ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed for several
hours.
A. hadn’t B. should have C. needn’t have D. mustn’t

29. You ______ me when I struggled. All you ever did was to stand and watch.
A. could have helped B. must have helped
C. might have helped D. need have helped

30. I can’t find my purse anywhere; I must ______ it at the cinema.

A. leave B. have left
C. be leaving D. have been leaving

31. They laughed a lot last night. The film ______ have been very funny.
A. can B. would C. ought D. must

32. I wonder who drank all the milk yesterday. It ______ have been Maria because she was
out all day.
A. can’t B. shouldn’t C. could D. needn’t

33. Her car’s outside so I suppose she ______ have arrived.

A. must B. can C. should D. ought

34.A: “I saw you studying at the library last night.”

B: “You ______; I wasn’t there.”
A. wouldn’t have B. might have C. couldn’t have D. have

35. From that distance he ______ have made out who was involved in the incident.
A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. oughtn’t to