Modals Test 6

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. 

1) I’m so glad that I _______________ to the meeting place on time yesterday despite the heavy traffic, or the boss would have been really annoyed.

2) Sean _______________ married three months ago and since then he _______________ out drinking with his old friends.

3) These days, he _______________ to stop smoking and playing cards as well because his wife is so strict with him, so his life will have changed completely soon.

4) It is hardly surprising that sometimes he gets depressed and wonders if he really _______________ married.

5) Though Sally _______________ how to swim, when she met a young man who was a professional diver, she learned quickly.

6) Our father never earned much money, but he_______________ something nice for us whenever he _______________.

7) Where have you been? You _______________ here at 2 o’clock, and it’s almost 3.

8) I told my flatmate to buy some bread, but he _______________ because there isn’t any here.

9) Sue has only been in Egypt for a year and she already speaks Arabic fluently. She _______________ it that quickly. I’m sure she had started studying it before she left England.

10) Do you think Jeff _______________ to join us on our hike? Does he like this sort of activity?

11) Sam is such a good swimmer that he ___________________ the Olympic record for the 100 metre race, but unfortunately, he didn’t compete because of a pulled shoulder muscle.

12) I wonder what the problem was in the restaurant last night. Three members of staff _______________ tables, but there was only one. I must speak to the restaurant manager.

13) Hey, watch where you are going! You _______________ me!

14) You _______________ your own canoe in order to join the canoe club. They cost a lot of money. You _______________ mine whenever you want to go canoeing.

15) He is so poor now, but it’s hard to believe that when he was young, he _______________ down the street in his Rolls Royce or sometimes his Jaguar car.

 16) A: Is Julian not visiting Aunt May with us today?

      B: Well, he’s been called out to an emergency, but he _______________ us there if he finishes early.

17) A: What were you doing at the bank yesterday?

     B: I _______________ my bank manager for a loan to repair our house, and luckily, I managed to get it.

18) A: I can’t believe Jane isn’t here to collect her award.

     B: She _______________ the invitation. We definitely should have checked if she had got it.

19) A: Did you speak to Sam about the plans for the cake sale to raise money for charity?

     B: Yes, I did and she _______________ bake some biscuits and cakes if she has time.

20) Our plane _______________ in Cairo hours ago, but we haven’t even taken off from Heathrow yet.