Past Modals Practice Exercise

1. I’m not a fan of their logo. I think they ______ changed it years ago.

2. I can’t believe you met Steve Jobs in person. That _______ been amazing!

3. Do you think we _______ avoided the economic crisis if we had taken greater precaution?

4. Our new hire is exactly what we needed. We _______ asked for a better employee.

5. John _______ been at the party last night. He’s not even in the country. He flew to Japan yesterday morning.

6. The investigators have several ideas about what _______ caused the fire.

7. I’m not completely convinced of his innocence. I think he _______ been involved.

8. You _______ mentioned it in front of the rest of the team. I would have talked to him in private about it.

9. Kurt ________ slept much last night. He looks awful and is on his third cappuccino.

10. They said they were going to pick us up at 7 p.m. I think they _______ taken a wrong turn somewhere.

11. Did I do the right thing? Is it what you ________ done?

12. We _______ changed distributors if they had kept their prices competitive.

13. He didn’t even crack a smile at my jokes. He _______ thought they were funny.

14. Our security system shows that he swiped in with his badge at 8:14 AM, so he ________ been in the office yesterday.

15. Matt _______ graduated college in 1997. He was only 14 years old.

16. Tim’s supposed to be here, but it looks like he _______ forgotten.

17. Teresa’s English is flawless. She _______ had a lot of exposure to the language.

18. He looked completely dejected after the interview. It _______ gone very well.

19. You ________ told me you needed help. I would have pitched in.

20. The virus _______ done us a lot of harm. Fortunately, it didn’t.