Modal Verbs and Modal Perfect Practice

Instructions: Complete each sentence with the correct modal form.

Then press the button to check the answer.

1. She ________ (forget) to set her alarm, because she never misses work.

can’t have forgotten

2. You ________ (call) your grandmother more often; she loves hearing from you.

should call

3. They ________ (take) the earlier train, but they decided to wait for us.

could have taken

4. He ________ (be) at home now — I saw his car outside.

must be

5. We ________ (invite) more people if we’d known the party would be so quiet.

would have invited

6. That ________ (be) the manager — she’s away on business this week.

can’t be

7. I ________ (go) to the concert tonight, but I’m not sure yet.

might go

8. You ________ (tell) me you were running late; I was worried.

should have told

9. She ________ (misunderstand) what I meant, because her reply made no sense.

might have misunderstood

10. They ________ (finish) by now if they’d started earlier.

would have finished

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