Grammar Exercise: The Present and Past of Modals

Choose the correct answer

1. He Select an option: can't have beencan't be French. His French is terrible.
2. The kids are calm today. They Select an option: must have beenmust behad to be tired.
3. Although Leila was very hungry, she didn't eat very much. She Select an option: couldn't have likedcould have likedcan't like the food.
4. The phone is ringing. It Select an option: must behad to bemust have been Mary. She promised she would call.
5. John had a terrible accident. He Select an option: must stophad to stop when the traffic lights were red.
6. I don't know why she got so many bad grades. She Select an option: may bemight bemight have been lazy studying.
7. I didn't know you needed help. You Select an option: should have toldshould tell me.
8. I am so tired. I need some rest. I think I Select an option: should takeshould have taken a week off.
9. He Select an option: could have runcan runcould run so fast when he was young.
10. Nancy Select an option: can't have gonecan't go on holidy. I have just met her in the street.