Central Modal Auxiliaries
Quiz
Complete the gaps with the modal verb 'must' and the words in brackets. Use the past in all your answers.
The entertainer ...... (tell) the audience a very funny joke, or they wouldn't have laughed so much.
Gareth's brother ...... (throw) the penknife away. Gareth can't find it anywhere at all.
The drunk sailor ...... (spend) a fortune on whiskey last night.
Mr and Mrs Huddington ...... (make) an excellent impression on the Duke, or he wouldn't have invited them to his New Year's celebration.
The car vendor ...... (offer) the family a very good price if they bought the convertible in the end.
I guess the ship ...... (sink) some two hundred years ago.
The opera singer ...... (sing) the wrong lines because they didn't go with the music at all.
We believe the Little Red Riding Hood ...... (take) the wrong turn in the forest, or she would never have met the bad wolf.
The new line of mobiles ...... (have) some technical flaws. Otherwise, the producer would not have stopped the sales.
The local carpenter ...... (break) his leg, or he would have turned up at church by now.
The detective ...... (shoot) the killer, otherwise he'd be bringing him in right now.
Some of the actors ...... (perform) on stage for the first time. You could tell they were a little nervous.