This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We ..... soon, but restrictions have been lifted so this may change. A) Were not to have travelled. B) Were not to travel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were not to travel. 2. The party ..... outside but it rained and party was cancelled. A) Will be. B) Would. C) Were thinking of. D) Thought to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were thinking of. 3. I knew his aunt ..... him any money. A) Wouldn't be lending. B) Wouldn't lend. C) Didn't lend. D) Lend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wouldn't lend. 4. We didn't expect that he ..... like that. A) Was reacting. B) Will react. C) Would react. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would react. 5. They promised they ..... an end to the family feud, but failed to do so . A) Would be putting. B) Were putting. C) Would put. D) Had put. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would put. 6. As a college student, I ..... every day. This habit lasted into my adult years. A) Exercise. B) Was exercising. C) Would exercise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would exercise. 7. When I was young, ..... go out for Halloween every year! A) I went. B) I would. C) I did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I would. 8. After finishing his last book, I asked him what he ..... next, but he just didn't know. A) Did. B) Was doing. C) Was going to do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to do. 9. A:I thought so. You're so forgetful! And yesterday you promised you ..... late this time! B:I know, I know. I'm so sorry! A) Wouldn't have been. B) Wouldn't be. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wouldn't be. 10. Kate said that the cars (be) ..... there soon. A) Would be. B) Will be. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would be. 11. ..... you forget that you ..... it by yourself? A) Do, would do. B) Did, would do. C) Did, would done. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did, would do. 12. He said he ..... dinner at 8 p.m. A) Was having. B) Will have. C) Have. D) Would having. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was having. 13. I ..... call you yesterday, but I forgot. A) Am. B) Will. C) Would. D) Was going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was going to. 14. Sorry, I ..... call you in the evening but I forgot. A) Was going to. B) Would call. C) Was calling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to. 15. John promised he ..... an end to the situation but he failed to so. A) Was putting. B) Will put. C) Would put. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would put. 16. They said they ..... a movie that evening. A) Were watching. B) Watched. C) Watch. D) Will watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will watch. 17. I ..... her but I didn't get time. A) Was going to tell. B) Was going tell. C) Wasn't going to tell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to tell. 18. I was about to send my exam ..... A) When a blackout happened. B) On her way home. C) Was a cold day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When a blackout happened. 19. I had a feeling that the party ..... a disaster! A) Would be. B) Was being. C) Was going to be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would be. 20. We ..... make an offer on the house, but then we saw another house that we liked even more. A) Would have. B) Were going to. C) Was supposed. D) Wouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were going to. 21. I told my mother that I (leave) ..... town on the following day. A) Will leave. B) Would leave. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would leave. 22. After many days of suffering, he ..... A) Will go. B) Would go. C) Went. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would go. 23. Thinking there was no way he ..... to get into college, he didn't even apply. A) Was going. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going. 24. Is the sentence written grammatically correctly:At that time, I didn't know that I would never see her again A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 25. What is the future-in-the-past perfect used to denote? A) Simple facts viewed from the past. B) Action in progress at a certain moment of time. C) Action completed before a certain moment in the future. D) Habitual actions in the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Action completed before a certain moment in the future. 26. In 2010 I started learning English, and I ..... fluent! A) Became later. B) Would later become. C) Will become later. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would later become. 27. How is the future-in-the-past indefinite formed? A) WOULD + the infinitive of the verb. B) WOULD + BE + Participle I of the verb. C) WOULD + HAVE + Participle II of the verb. D) WOULD + HAVE BEEN + Participle I of the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WOULD + the infinitive of the verb. 28. At that moment, we felt like we ..... A) Are going to die. B) Were to die. C) Were going to die. D) Was going to die. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were going to die. 29. I believed that our situation ..... get far worse. A) Was to. B) Was going to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to. 30. Did you travel by train? A) No, I was going to travel by train but I changed my mind. B) No, I was be going to go to travel by train but I changed my mind. C) No, I was being to go to travel by train but I changed my mind. D) No, I were going to travel by train but I changed my mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, I was going to travel by train but I changed my mind. 31. The party ..... a surprise for Janet, but unfortunately Tim told her. A) Was on the point of being. B) Would be. C) Was meant to be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was meant to be. 32. He was nervous as she was sitting an exam that afternoon A) Was sitting. B) Wasn't sitting. C) Was going to sitting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was sitting. 33. We ..... Italy, but we haven't renewed our passports yet. A) Were to have visited. B) Were to visit. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were to have visited. 34. The government ..... banning drones but has decided not to. A) Was considering. B) Would consider. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was considering. 35. The newspaper said it was going to rain, but ..... A) It didn't. B) It did. C) It isn't. D) It would. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It didn't. 36. It is believed that you ..... have good lack if you catch falling leaves in autumn. A) Will. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 37. Which of these sentences is talking of Future in past. A) My mother would be a nice teacher. B) My mother would be a musician. C) I though my mother would be a nice grandma,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I though my mother would be a nice grandma,. 38. I ..... a new tv, but I thought I didn't really need it and decided not to do it. A) Would buy. B) Was buying. C) Was going to buy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to buy. 39. In less than two months, we ..... leave school and begin the rest of our lives. A) Would. B) Were to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 40. She ..... to meet him for a date, but he never asked. A) Did hope. B) Was hoping. C) Was going to hope. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was hoping. 41. I saw him last week. He said he ..... for Spain to start a new life. A) Was living. B) Was lived. C) Was liven. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was living. 42. She said she ..... her hair tonight so she couldn't go out. A) Wasn't going to wash. B) Was going to washed. C) Was going to wash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to wash. 43. I knew you ..... the exam. You didn't make any effort! A) Would fail. B) Was failing. C) Were failing. D) Are going to fail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would fail. 44. She ..... regret her rudeness later when Maria was promoted above her. A) Was about to. B) Was supposed to. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 45. When I got to the station, the train ..... A) Would leave. B) Was about to leave. C) Leave. D) Was to leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would leave. 46. She ..... call her friend when the power suddenly went out. A) Was planning to. B) Was supposed to. C) A) was about to. D) Might have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A) was about to. 47. A:Maybe you should do something to improve your memory.B:I actually downloaded an app on my phone last week that said it ..... my memory within five days. A) Would improve. B) Would have improve. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would improve. 48. Why are you here working all alone? A) Wasn't Dave supposed to give you a hand?. B) Isn't Dave supposed to give you a hand?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isn't Dave supposed to give you a hand?. 49. ..... (travel) to another city on the weekend? Because I saw them getting their luggage ready. A) Were they going to travel. B) They was going to. C) Was they going to travel. D) They were going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were they going to travel. 50. Which conjunctions can be used to open object clauses with future-in-the-past forms? A) Before and as soon as. B) When and if. C) Till and unless. D) While and after. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When and if. 51. I thought you ..... us at the station. A) Meets. B) Will meet. C) Met. D) Would meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would meet. 52. They ..... (cook) as they were having a dinner party A) Were cooking. B) Cooked. C) Will. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were cooking. 53. I did not know that my teacher already (receive) ..... the letter A) Would already receive. B) Had already received. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had already received. 54. I ..... go out last Friday. But, in the end, I did. A) Will. B) Am going to. C) Want to. D) Was going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was going to. 55. My friends and I were going to see the movie, but A) We did not had money. B) We has not money. C) We have money. D) We didn't have money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We didn't have money. 56. Sam insisted he ..... create a new type of computer, but no more. A) Will. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 57. Tom ..... he would have ..... by evening A) Promises/ comed. B) Promise/ came. C) Promised/come. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promised/come. 58. Experts say the terrorist attack ..... to affect tourism in the short term. A) Is due. B) Is bound. C) Is on the point. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is bound. 59. According to the programme, the play ..... start at seven, but they decided to delay it because of the traffic. A) Was to. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to. 60. I lost my passport the day before we ..... for our honeymoon. A) Would leave. B) Were leaving. C) Left. D) Leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were leaving. Next →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesFuture In Past Quiz 2Future In Past Quiz 3Future In Past Quiz 4Future In Past Quiz 5Future In Past Quiz 6Future In Past Quiz 7Future In Past Quiz 8Future In Past Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books