Find and Fix Past Modal Forms

One word in each sentence is wrong. Tap it, then choose the correction that makes the past modal accurate.

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Question 1

The emergency stairwell was the only exit, so staff must have has to use it.

Question 2

The numbered seal remained intact throughout transit, so the courier must have opened the case.

Question 3

With the tracker moving west, might the courier has been taking the coastal road?

Question 4

Because the court order required anonymity, the editors had to removed every name.

Question 5

The reviewer knew the check was missed and criticised it: “You may have checked the figures.”

Question 6

The trustee ought to have declare the conflict before the vote.

Question 7

We paid for express service, but delivery was no faster; we needn't have pay extra.

Question 8

The manuscript was ready, so Ava could have wrote to the publisher before the deadline, but she did not.

Question 9

Rather than speculate, she made a restrained reproach: “You may have warned us.”

Question 10

The door was left unlocked; trying to remain diplomatic, she said, “You might have locks it.”

Question 11

Neither applicant withdrew, but both are missing from the list; they must have been excludes.

Question 12

The inspection team was to have arrives on Tuesday, but the strike cancelled the visit.

Practise Find and Fix Past Modal Forms with this interactive error-correction exercise of 12 questions. Tap the word that is wrong in each sentence and choose its correction, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every sentence.

Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Find and Fix Past Modal Forms in everyday English.

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