WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-Modals (Shall, Should, Will, Would): 10 Practice MCQs

 

Modals (Shall, Should, Will, Would): 10 Practice MCQs

1. I _______ be twenty-five next birthday.

A. shall

B. will

C. should

D. would

2. You _______ not steal.

A. will

B. shall

C. would

D. should

3. We _______ obey the laws of the country.

A. will

B. shall

C. should

D. would

4. He said he _______ be twenty-five next birthday.

A. shall

B. will

C. should

D. would

5. _______ you lend me your scooter, please?

A. Shall

B. Should

C. Will

D. Would

6. I _______ certainly help you.

A. shall

B. will

C. should

D. would

7. If he worked hard, he _______ pass.

A. will

B. shall

C. should

D. would

8. "_______ I open the door?" "Yes, please."

A. Will

B. Shall

C. Would

D. Should

9. He _______ sit for hours listening to the radio.

A. will

B. shall

C. would

D. should

10. You _______ have told me that before.

A. will

B. shall

C. should

D. would


Answer Key

QuestionAnswerRule / Explanation
1A'Shall' is used in the first person to express pure future.
2B'Shall' in the second/third person expresses a command or prohibition.
3C'Should' is used to express duty or moral obligation.
4D'Would' is the past equivalent of 'will' in indirect speech.
5D'Would' is used for making a polite request.
6B'Will' in the first person expresses a promise or determination.
7D'Would' is used in the main clause of a conditional sentence.
8B'Shall' is used in the first person to ask the will of the person addressed.
9C'Would' can express a habitual action in the past.
10C'Should have' is used for a past obligation that was not fulfilled.

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