Modal Perfect worksheet
should have, must have, could have...
The rule
modal + have + past participle = deduction or regret about the past.
4 exercises · 40 questions · answer key on the last page
What is on the sheet
1
Choose the modal perfect
easyPick the best modal perfect for the meaning.
He's not here. He ___ left. (certainty)
2
needn't have vs didn't need to
mediumChoose the correct form.
I brought an umbrella but it didn't rain. I ___ it.
3
Deduction and possibility
hardChoose: must have / can't have / might have.
No one answered. They ___ gone out.
4
Full modal perfect practice
hardWrite the correct modal perfect form.
He was late. He ___ missed the bus.
Using this in class
Print as many copies as you need. There is a name and date line at the top, the exercises run over the first pages, and the answer key sits on its own page at the end, so you can keep it or hand it out. No attribution required, no account needed.
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