This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This is the man she was to marry, A) But it was raining a lot. B) And spent the rest of his life with. C) And it took her two years. D) But she never turned up to the wedding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But she never turned up to the wedding. 2. What does the present continuous tense describe? A) Repeated actions/events happening around now. B) Past actions. C) Future predictions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repeated actions/events happening around now. 3. What do we use 'will' for? A) To express irritation or criticism. B) To describe past habits. C) To talk about future plans. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To express irritation or criticism. 4. Choose the structure used for things that were going to happen in the inmediate future: A) About to. B) Was going to. C) Was to. D) Unlikelt to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About to. 5. The broadcast ..... go out on Friday morning. A) Was to. B) Was about. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to. 6. What do we use 'used to' for? A) To talk about repeated past actions or habits. B) To describe future intentions. C) To express irritation or criticism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To talk about repeated past actions or habits. 7. She said she ..... finish the project by Friday. A) Was going to. B) Would. C) Was to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 8. "I knew the experiment ..... (fail) because of the setup." A) Failed. B) Had failed. C) Would fail. D) Has failed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would fail. 9. "I knew you ..... love this movie!" (correct form for a past prediction) A) Were loving. B) Would. C) Were going to. D) Had loved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 10. A:The psychology lecture today was awful-the lecturer wasn't well.B:I think she ..... the lecture had we not all turned up.A:I agree-maybe she should have done that. A) Was to cancel. B) Was going to. C) Would have cancelled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have cancelled. 11. "They ..... (perform) at the concert the next day." A) Were perfoming. B) Had perfomed. C) Was performing. D) Performed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were perfoming. 12. We were going to cancel the meeting, but we will ..... it. A) Keep. B) Keeping. C) Cancelled. D) Cancelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keep. 13. A nuclear power station was A) Taking the job when I had second thoughts. B) Cost $ 20 billion, but they overran the budget. C) Going to be built here but there were mass protests. D) Have finished this last week. What happened?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going to be built here but there were mass protests. 14. This time I was going to be early, A) So I went to bed late. B) So I slept late. C) So I left in plenty of time. D) But I left early. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So I left in plenty of time. 15. I ..... open the door when I heard a loud bang. A) Was about to. B) Would. C) Was going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to. 16. We thought we would be late, but ..... A) We weren't. B) We were. C) We wouldn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We weren't. 17. I'm not sure, but she ..... be the new intern. A) Must. B) Might. C) Has to. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 18. He ..... (visit) his parents over the weekend, but his car broke down. A) Was about to visit. B) Was going to visit. C) Was on the verge of visiting. D) Would visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to visit. 19. What do we use the past simple for? A) To talk about repeated past actions and duration. B) To describe future plans. C) To express annoyance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To talk about repeated past actions and duration. 20. What does 'was/were about to' refer to? A) Events in the very near future or interrupted actions. B) Past actions. C) Future predictions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Events in the very near future or interrupted actions. 21. Can we use 'would' to talk about past states? A) Yes, we can. B) No, we cannot. C) Only in certain contexts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, we cannot. 22. I wanted to go to the party, but I ..... to London that morning. A) Was flying. B) Would fly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was flying. 23. The bus ..... (leave) at 5 PM, but they delayed it due to weather conditions. A) Was about to leave. B) Was going to leave. C) Would leave. D) Was due to leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was due to leave. 24. What does 'was/were going to' emphasize in a sentence? A) It indicates a future possibility. B) It emphasizes an intention or plan in the past. C) It shows a completed action in the past. D) It describes a current habit or routine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It emphasizes an intention or plan in the past. 25. The president ..... announce the new policy yesterday at noon. A) Would. B) Was about to. C) Was to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was to. 26. You assured us that ..... no delays. A) Had been. B) There will be. C) Will be. D) There would be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There would be. 27. The manager of the band ..... (fire) but they decided to give him another chance. A) Was to fired. B) Was to have been fired. C) Was to been fired. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was to have been fired. 28. John:Are you coming out tonight?Paul:I ..... (finish) my assignment but, actually, I think I can leave it until Saturday. A) Was going to finish. B) About to finish. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to finish. 29. "She ..... the door when the phone rang." (interrupted action) A) Was about to close. B) Was going to close. C) Had closed. D) Would close. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to close. 30. "They ..... marry in June, but they postponed it." (unfulfilled intention) A) Were about to. B) Had been. C) Would. D) Were going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were going to. 31. He was going to exercise, but he will ..... a nap. A) Taken. B) Taking. C) Took. D) Take. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take. 32. I ..... call her when I saw her leaving the house. A) Was about to. B) Would. C) Was going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to. 33. The young scientist ..... important discoveries. A) Were to go on to make. B) Would to go on to make. C) Was to go on to make. D) Would go on to make. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would go on to make. 34. In the 1980s, many people thought humans ..... have robotic implants like the movies. A) Would. B) Was to. C) Was likely to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 35. "They ..... (win) the game, and they did!" A) Had won. B) Has won. C) Won. D) Would win. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would win. 36. Tell me if the clause in bold is an independent clause or a subordinate clause.I decided to go to sleep early after working all day. A) Independent Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 37. Usa la forma correcta del future in the past: "He promised he ..... (help) me with the project." A) Would helped. B) Would help. C) Was going help. D) Helped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would help. 38. "He said he ..... call me, but he forgot." (promise from the past) A) Was going to. B) Was having. C) Had been. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would. 39. I was going to visit you, but I will ..... tomorrow. A) Come. B) Comes. C) Coming. D) Came. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Come. 40. The conference ..... begin at 10 AM, according to the schedule. A) Was to. B) Would. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to. 41. In the 1970s, people thought the oil A) Would run out very soon. B) Would be a nuclear war between America and the USSR. C) Become the most famous singer of all time. D) Go to the dentist yesterday but I forgot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would run out very soon. 42. They ..... sell their house, but changed their mind. A) Were going to. B) Would. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to. 43. Which sentence uses the structure correctly? A) I was going to call, but I will text. B) I go to call, but I texting. C) I was call, but I will to text. D) I was calling, but I will texted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was going to call, but I will text. 44. Choose the structure used for plans or arrangments (that might have changed): A) Would. B) Likely to. C) Was/were going to. D) Bound to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was/were going to. 45. In 2004, thought that they ..... Henry Cavill as the new James Bond, but they chose Daniel Craig instead. A) Will choose. B) Would choose. C) Was going to choose. D) Were going to choose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would choose. 46. He was about to board the plane when they were told they ..... going to be delayed. A) Was. B) Were. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 47. I had a feeling that the party ..... a disaster. (2 answers) A) Was being. B) Would be. C) Was going to be. D) Was to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to be. 48. Ten years ago, he ..... work in Canada. He changed his mind. A) Want to. B) Was going to. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to. 49. The last time I spoke to you, you ..... a business. Did you do it? A) Was going to start. B) Were going to start. C) Had started. D) Started. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were going to start. 50. How can you express a promise made in the past regarding a future action? A) I promised to help you with your project. B) I will help you with your project. C) I helped you with your project. D) I promise to help you next time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I promised to help you with your project. 51. She ..... (submit) her assignment, but then she realized it was incomplete. A) Was going to submit. B) Was on the verge of submitting. C) Was due to submit. D) Would submit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was on the verge of submitting. 52. Identify the correct narrative tense in the following sentence:'She will have been waiting for hours when the train arrives.' A) Future continuous. B) Future perfect continuous. C) Present perfect continuous. D) Past perfect continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Future perfect continuous. 53. The ambassador ..... give a speech, and the crowd waited eagerly. A) Was to. B) Would. C) Was going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to. 54. Choose the correct conjunction to complete the sentence.I will buy you a gift ..... I don't have enough money. A) Unless. B) Provided. C) Although. D) Regardless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unless. 55. I was going to buy a dress, but I will ..... shoes. A) Buying. B) Buy. C) Buys. D) Bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buy. 56. They ..... have a party, but it rained all day. A) Were going to. B) Were to. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to. 57. We didn't know that this decision ..... affect so many people. A) Would. B) Was to. C) Was going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 58. You promised me that you ..... at the park. Why didn't you turn up yesterday? A) Wouldn't join us. B) Were going to join us. C) Would join us. D) Weren't going to join us. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would join us. 59. Where does the conjunction 'since' go? ..... she will get an English Merit Medal ..... she got the highest grade. A) The first space. B) The second space. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The second space. 60. Identify the correct narrative tense in the following sentence:'The sun was shining as she walked to the park.' A) Past perfect. B) Past continuous. C) Present perfect. D) Future continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past continuous. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesFuture In Past Quiz 1Future 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books