This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I banged my arm and now it's black and (a) A) Purple. B) A. blue. C) Red. D) White. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. blue. 2. The parcel ..... arrive an hour ago but it's still not here. A) Wouldn't. B) Was going to. C) Was supposed to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was supposed to. 3. If I worked there, I ..... have been exploited! A) Will. B) Would. C) Should. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 4. Which sentence shows high certainty? A) It could rain. B) It might rain. C) It may not rain. D) It must be raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It must be raining. 5. The scientist ..... a new formula when she realized an error in her calculations." A) Was due to discover. B) Was on the verge of discovering. C) Would discover. D) Was going to discover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was on the verge of discovering. 6. For many people, the 2000s ..... be the end of the world. A) Were going to. B) Would have. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 7. "She ..... the exam when she realized she was unprepared." (almost happened) A) Would start. B) Had started. C) Was going to start. D) Was about to start. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was about to start. 8. It was to take 48 hours to get to Japan ..... A) And we were exhausted when we arrived. B) But we managed to do it in only a day. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And we were exhausted when we arrived. 9. What do we use 'was/were going to' for? A) To talk about plans or intentions. B) To express irritation. C) To describe past habits. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To talk about plans or intentions. 10. My expectation was that Sandra ..... the promotion, but they gave it Leander instead. A) Would get. B) Wasn't going to get. C) Was going to get. D) Wouldn't get. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would get. 11. My skin feels really (a) and I don't know why. A) Cold. B) Sticky. C) Dry. D) A. itchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. itchy. 12. What is the significance of using 'was/were about to' in a narrative? A) It signifies imminent actions or events, creating suspense and highlighting potential changes. B) It suggests random events, lacking any specific significance. C) It emphasizes past actions, diminishing the story's tension. D) It indicates completed actions, providing closure to the narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It signifies imminent actions or events, creating suspense and highlighting potential changes. 13. After the presentation of the iPhone, I thought we ..... to use smartphones. A) Was. B) Would. C) Were about. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were about. 14. We ..... going to go for a long walk, but it started raining, so we stayed inside A) Were. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 15. In the 1960s, many people were afraid there A) Cost $ 20 billion, but they overran the budge. B) Going to be built here but there were mass protests. C) Would stop at midnight on 31 December. D) Would be a nuclear war between America and the USSR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would be a nuclear war between America and the USSR. 16. I ..... (tell) him the news when he suddenly walked in. A) Was about to tell. B) Was due to tell. C) Was on the verge of telling. D) Would tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to tell. 17. Sorry, I'm late. I ..... you but well, to be honest, I just forgot! A) Would call. B) Would have called you. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would have called you. 18. Which modal shows the least certainty? A) Might. B) Must. C) Has to. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 19. Which sentence uses past continuous for a future arrangement in the past? A) "I was going to travel last summer.". B) "I had traveled before.". C) "I was traveling to Paris the next day.". D) "I would travel if I had money.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I was traveling to Paris the next day.". 20. "You ..... (like) the surprise, I was sure!" A) Had liked. B) Would like. C) Were liked. D) Liked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would like. 21. She said she ..... call me back after the meeting. A) Would. B) Was going to. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 22. Tell me if the clause in bold is an independent clause or a subordinate clause.By the time the police came, the robber had escaped. A) Independent Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 23. Which structure is used for fixed future arrangements from a past perspective? A) Was going to. B) Would + infinitive. C) Past continuous. D) Past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past continuous. 24. My grandparents thought flying cars ..... to appear by the 2000s. A) Were likely. B) Was to. C) Would have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were likely. 25. We knew that in a week's time we ..... on the beach. A) Would lie. B) Were lying. C) Would be lying. D) Lied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would be lying. 26. We ..... (sign) the contract this afternoon but there's been a delay. A) Was to sign. B) Was to have been signing. C) Were to sign. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were to sign. 27. They ..... influential in their field. A) Were to become. B) Would to become. C) Were becoming. D) Were become. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were to become. 28. Choose the appropriate time expression to use with narrative tenses in the sentence:'She ..... to the concert last night.' A) Go. B) Gone. C) Went. D) Goed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went. 29. My dad wakes up with (a) joints every day. A) A. swollen. B) Swolling. C) Faulty. D) Hurting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. swollen. 30. "The team ..... win the match, and they did!" (prediction that happened) A) Had been. B) Was going to. C) Was about to. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would. 31. Choose the structure used for probable or improbable future events in the past. A) Bound to. B) Was/were to. C) Was/were going to. D) Likely/unlikely to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Likely/unlikely to. 32. They're laughing a lot. The movie ..... be funny. A) Might not. B) Must. C) Can't. D) Wouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 33. What does 'was/were to' indicate? A) Events that took place. B) Future possibilities. C) Past habits. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Events that took place. 34. The king ..... sign the treaty the following day. A) Was about to. B) Was to. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was to. 35. She ..... (become) an opera singer but she became a pop-star instead. A) Was becoming. B) Was to have become. C) Were to have become. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was to have become. 36. She was ..... win the race when she broke her ankle. A few meters from the finish line, what a shame! A) About to. B) Likely to. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About to. 37. "He ..... his grandparents that weekend." (fixed arrangement) A) Was going to visit. B) Had visited. C) Would visit. D) Was visiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was visiting. 38. The author ..... receive an award for his work the next month. A) Was to. B) Would. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to. 39. Which event probably did NOT come true? A) He was to give a speech on Monday. B) She was to have arrived on time. C) I was about to call you. D) We had no idea how this would unfold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was to have arrived on time. 40. Identify the correct narrative tense in the following sentence:'He had already finished his homework when his friends came over.' A) Present continuous tense. B) Future perfect tense. C) Past perfect tense. D) Past continuous tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past perfect tense. 41. Mark's children ..... , but they did. We had lots of fun together. A) Weren't supposed to come. B) Wasn't supposed to come. C) Was supposed to come. D) Were supposed to come. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weren't supposed to come. 42. I downloaded an app for my phone last week which said it ..... my memory within five days. A) Would have improved. B) Would improve. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would improve. 43. A:What's wrong? B:I had planned for so long the birthday party. It ..... the best party ever, but it was ruined. A:I'm sorry. I know you put a lot of effort in it. A) Would be. B) Was to have been. C) Was being. D) Was to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was to have been. 44. He promised he ..... a postcard from Egypt. (promise) A) Would send. B) Would sent. C) Will send. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would send. 45. She was to have appeared with Heath Ledger in his last film ..... A) And was a tremendous success. B) But the part went to her sister. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But the part went to her sister. 46. I know that you ..... see the doctor tomorrow, but he had an operatin and can't work this week. A) Wasn't going to. B) Were going to. C) Was going to see. D) Weren't going to see. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were going to. 47. The business grew and Nora ..... around 50 people in the factory she was eventually able to build. A) Was destined to reject. B) Was to become. C) Would go on to employ. D) Would later explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would go on to employ. 48. "He ..... (propose) to her that night." A) Had proposed. B) Would proposed. C) Proposed. D) Would propose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would proposed. 49. I ..... leave for work when the postman arrived with a parcel. A) Was about to. B) Was to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to. 50. I ..... call you as soon as I reached home. A) Would. B) Was going to. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 51. Complete:I was going to cook dinner, but I will ..... instead. A) Order. B) Ordered. C) Ordering. D) Cooked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Order. 52. The new road was to have a major impact on traffic in the busy town centre, A) Making life much easier for commuters. B) But the crowded roads continued. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making life much easier for commuters. 53. Choose the correct conjunction to complete the sentence ..... you get lost, you can call me and I'll come for you. A) In case. B) Given that. C) Although. D) Whereas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In case. 54. Henry:You've done really well to get the job.Mike:Thanks-I never thought I ..... (get) it! A) Got. B) Would get. C) Will get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would get. 55. A:You have done really well to get the job. B:Thanks-I never thought ..... it! A:It's a no-brainer-you deserve it! A) Would get. B) Was to get. C) Was going to. D) Was getting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would get. 56. Brian:The psychology lecture today was awful-the lecturer wasn't well.Peter:I think she ..... (cancel) the lecture had we not all turned up. A) Would cancel. B) Will cancel. C) Would've cancelled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would've cancelled. 57. They ..... leave early, but the bus was delayed. A) Were going to. B) Would. C) Was to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to. 58. What structure is used to express an action that was expected to happen in the past? A) Was/were meant to. B) Was/were expected to. C) Was/were supposed to. D) Was/were likely to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was/were supposed to. 59. "The scientist ..... a breakthrough when funding was cut." (almost happened) A) Had made. B) Was going to make. C) Was on the verge of making. D) Would make. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was on the verge of making. 60. Mike ..... (reserve) a tennis court, but he's sick at the moment. I guess we will have to play football in the park instead. A) Wasn't going to reserve. B) Were going to reserve. C) Would. 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