This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I was going to buy a new computer yesterday, A) So I went home at 6 pm. B) But I decided I couldn't really afford it. C) But the telephone rang. D) So I bought a tablet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But I decided I couldn't really afford it. 2. The lockdown ..... by now, but people insist on not taking care of themselves and others. A) Was stopping. B) Was to stop. C) Was to have stopped. D) Would stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was to have stopped. 3. We ..... meet last week but we couldn't find time. A) Were going to. B) Was going to. C) Werent going to. D) Wasn't going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to. 4. He studied all night. He ..... be tired today. A) Can't. B) Must. C) Might not. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 5. Choose the best definition of clause. A) The union of a subject, verb and object in the form of a sentence. B) A group of words that contains a subject and a verb. C) Any group of words joined together. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A group of words that contains a subject and a verb. 6. Thanks for asking, the holiday was great. I knew it ..... be as soon as we landed. A) Would. B) Will. C) Was to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 7. "You ..... (tell) me the secret, remember?" A) Telled. B) Was going to tell. C) Were going to tell. D) Did tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were going to tell. 8. They ..... celebrate their anniversary, but had to cancel. A) Were going to. B) Was about to. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to. 9. There was nothing in Nora's upbringing to indicate that she ..... the conventional life of women of that era ..... A) Was to become. B) Would later explain. C) Would go on to employ. D) Was destined to reject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was destined to reject. 10. Transform the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than five words in each gap, including the words in CAPITALS. A) Were leaving soon. B) Were going to leave. C) Were about to leave. D) Were just leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were about to leave. 11. We ..... travel to Spain last summer, but the tickets were too expensive. A) Were going to. B) Was about to. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to. 12. Identify the mistake: "I was going to leave, but I will staying." A) "leave" should be "left". B) No mistake. C) "will" should be "would". D) "staying" should be "stay". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "staying" should be "stay". 13. She ..... leave for Europe on Monday, but she hast to wait two more weeks until she gets the money. A) Wasn't going to. B) Was going. C) Was going to. D) Was going to leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to. 14. James thought that Amy ..... his proposal of marriage, but she accepted his offer and he was the happiest man in the world. A) Would reject. B) Was going to reject. C) Wasn't going to reject. D) Wouldn't reject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would reject. 15. Identify the correct narrative tense in the following sentence:'She had been studying for hours when the power went out.' A) Future continuous. B) Present perfect continuous. C) Past simple. D) Past perfect continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past perfect continuous. 16. A:What's the matter?B:I thought my friend ..... angry with me for turning up late but she was late herself. A:You must have been pretty annoyed with her! A) Was to be. B) Was being. C) Would be. D) Would to have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would be. 17. He was to finish the project by today A) The project was supposed to be finished by today. B) The project was supposed to finish by today. C) The project was supposing to be finished by today. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The project was supposed to be finished by today. 18. We had already arranged it. We were ..... at the villa at 5 pm, but he didn't get there until the next day in the end. A) About to meet. B) Met. C) To meet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To meet. 19. Where does the conjunction 'unless' go? ..... there's an emergency, ..... don't wake me up. A) The first space. B) The second space. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The first space. 20. I ..... Sam for money, but I didn't because I don't want to own him anything. A) Was asking. B) Will ask. C) Was going to ask. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to ask. 21. I ..... to pay my apartment in 4 years when I had 2 jobs A) Would going. B) Were going. C) Would to go. D) Was going. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was going. 22. Choose the structure used for beliefs that were certain to happen in the future: A) About to. B) Would. C) Bound to. D) Likely to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bound to. 23. I ..... leave the office when my boss asked me to stay. A) Was about to. B) Would. C) Was going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to. 24. They ..... join us at the theatre at 7.30. A) Were about to. B) Were to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were to. 25. It was to take them several hours to put out the fire, A) But they did it in only two. B) So they did it quickly. C) But they finished late. D) But it took them a long time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But they did it in only two. 26. Complete the sentence with the best future in the past structure.They ..... eat at the restaurant but it was closed. A) Were going to. B) Weren't going to. C) Wasn't going to. D) Was going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to. 27. They ..... visit their grandparents, but the trip was canceled. A) Were going to. B) Would. C) Were to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to. 28. My teacher wasn't in class that Friday because he ..... married that weekend. A) Would getting. B) Was getting. C) Were getting. D) Would to getting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was getting. 29. Sorry, I forgot we ..... dinner together today. A) Have. B) Had had. C) Were supposed to have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were supposed to have. 30. What is the purpose of the present simple tense? A) To talk about habits and repeated behaviour in the present. B) To describe past actions. C) To express future intentions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To talk about habits and repeated behaviour in the present. 31. I ..... anyone, but I just can't keep this secret any longer! A) Would tell. B) Wouldn't tell. C) Was going to tell. D) Wasn't going to tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wasn't going to tell. 32. Mary:You look very cold.Lucy:When I left the house, I had no idea it ..... (snow) this afternoon. A) Was snowing. B) Was going to snow. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to snow. 33. Provide an example of a sentence using 'would' to indicate a future action from a past perspective. A) He thought he would finish the project last month. B) They believed they would win the game next week. C) I hoped I would see her at the concert yesterday. D) She said she would travel to Paris next year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said she would travel to Paris next year. 34. Complete the sentence:I knew you ..... the exam. You didn't make any effort! A) Are going to fail. B) Were failing. C) Would fail. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would fail. 35. Create a sentence using 'was about to' to describe a near future action in the past. A) He was about to start his homework when the power went out. B) I was about to call her when my phone died. C) They were about to go for a walk when it began to snow. D) She was about to leave for the party when it started to rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was about to leave for the party when it started to rain. 36. Complete the sentence with the best future in the past structure.I ..... say anything, but I think you should know. A) Weren't going to. B) Wasn't going to. C) Were going to. D) Was going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wasn't going to. 37. I told you he ..... everybody. He can't keep a secret! A) Was going to tell. B) Would tell. C) Both options are correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both options are correct. 38. She gave hope and opportunity to so many people who had had none and her factory ..... a model for several similar schemes around the country. A) Would later explain. B) Was destined to reject. C) Was to become. D) Would go on to employ. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was to become. 39. As a child, I thought I ..... to travel to Cabo Verde as an astronaut. A) Would like. B) Was. C) Will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 40. Construct a sentence in future in the past using the verb 'to eat'. A) I will eat dinner at 7 pm tomorrow. B) I was going to eat dinner at 7 pm yesterday. C) I am eating dinner at 7 pm today. D) I eat dinner at 7 pm every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was going to eat dinner at 7 pm yesterday. 41. Sean:What's the matter?Ryan:I thought my friend ..... (be) angry with me for turning up late but she was late herself. A) Was. B) Would be. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would be. 42. "She ..... (call) you when the power went out." A) Called. B) Going to call. C) Was to call. D) Was about to call. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was about to call. 43. I ..... the memory app every day for ten minutes but ..... A) Would have used. B) Was supposed to use. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was supposed to use. 44. Choose the best rewrite: "I changed my mind about studying." A) I was going to study, but I will relax. B) I will going study, but I was relaxing. C) I study and relax. D) I was relax, but I will study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was going to study, but I will relax. 45. They ..... (leave) this morning but the flight's been cancelled. A) Are to have left. B) Was to leave. C) Were to have left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were to have left. 46. How is the past continuous tense used to indicate future actions in the past? A) The past continuous tense indicates future actions in the past by describing ongoing actions planned for a future time relative to a past moment. B) The past continuous tense indicates actions that will never happen. C) The past continuous tense is used to express habitual actions in the present. D) The past continuous tense describes completed actions in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The past continuous tense indicates future actions in the past by describing ongoing actions planned for a future time relative to a past moment. 47. ORGANIZE:come / you would not/ I knew/ to the party A) Come you would not I knew to the party. B) I knew you would not come to the party. C) Come to the party I knew you would not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I knew you would not come to the party. 48. The young man ..... to be president. A) Later became. B) Was. C) Would later grow up. D) Was later to grow up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would later grow up. 49. I ..... (call) you last night, but I fell asleep early. A) Was about to call. B) Would call. C) Was on the verge of calling. D) Was due to call. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to call. 50. She promised she ..... never tell anyone. A) Would. B) Was going to. C) Was to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 51. Construct a sentence in future in the past using the verb 'to travel'. A) I am going to travel to Europe next summer. B) I will travel to Europe last summer. C) I have traveled to Europe last summer. D) I was going to travel to Europe next summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was going to travel to Europe next summer. 52. Maddy fell off her horse and has had a (a) injury ever since. A) Back. B) A. spinal. C) Spine. D) Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. spinal. 53. Where does the conjunction 'despite' go? ..... being lactose intolerant, ..... I love cheese pizza. A) First space. B) Second space. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First space. 54. A:Are you coming out tonight? B:I ..... my assignment but, actually, I think I can leave it until Saturday. A) Was going to finish. B) Was to. C) Am going to. D) Would finish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to finish. 55. "I ..... (attend) the meeting, but I got sick." A) Was attended. B) Was going to attend. C) Were going to attend. D) Attended. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to attend. 56. She ..... enter the room when someone shouted her name. A) Was about to. B) Would. C) Was going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to. 57. We ..... to share an apartment when we left college A) Were going. B) Was going. C) Would to go. D) Would going. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going. 58. She ..... (graduate) by now, but she decided to take a gap year. A) Was going to graduate. B) Was about to graduate. C) Was due to graduate. D) Would graduate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was due to graduate. 59. We saw six ways to talk about future in the past. Which one is NOT one of them? A) Was to. B) Will. C) Would. D) Bound to. E) About to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will. 60. He ..... leave the house when the phone rang. A) Would. B) Was about to. C) Was going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was about to. ← 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