Test yourself 1/3
Instructions:
Read the following sentences and choose the correct option to complete each one.
21. My iPod isn’t in its usual place. Someone … it without my permission.
A) had to take
B) must have taken
C) ought to take
D) had taken
E) should have taken
22. My home town … a lot of steel, but now hardly any is made there.
A) is supposed to produce
B) used to produce
C) might be producing
D) has been producing
E) had better produce
23. It turns out that it doesn’t really matter that we forgot to invite him as he … anyway.
A) didn’t need to come
B) shouldn’t be coming
C) must not be coming
D) needn’t have come
E) couldn’t have come
24. I’m not sure if Paul is coming or not, but he … your message as he told me the other day that his telephone answering machine hasn’t been working properly recently.
A) shouldn’t have got
B) won’t be getting
C) might not have got
D) couldn’t be getting
E) isn’t supposed to get
25. The doctor said that she … the disease while she … in Peru.
A) will have contracted / has worked
B) could contract / will be working
C) used to contract / is working
D) had contracted / would have worked
E) must have contracted / was working
26. At first, I disagreed with him, but after I had listened to all his arguments, I … that he was quite right.
A) had to admit
B) would have admitted
C) ought to admit
D) must have admitted
E) will have admitted
27. When we were children, our parents … us go swimming after lunch because they thought we … stomach cramps and drown.
A) didn’t let / will have got
B) weren’t letting / have got
C) used to let / were getting
D) wouldn’t let / might get
E) hadn’t let / get
28. You … outside the manager’s office until he is ready to see you.
A) could have waited
B) would sooner wait
C) are to wait
D) may have waited
E) have waited
29. I wonder what happened to her. She … outside the station for us, but she wasn’t.
A) might be waiting
B) ought to have been waiting
C) must have been waiting
D) could have been waiting
E) should be waiting
30. The chairman … his decision. I saw him looking at the proposal again this morning.
A) may be reconsidering
B) had better reconsider
C) would be reconsidering
D) would rather be reconsidering
E) used to reconsider
Take your time to read each sentence and select the best answer that completes it correctly. Good luck!