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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. John went over his notes one final time. He ..... a speech thatevening and knew he had to be fully prepared. A) Was giving. B) Would have given. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was giving. 2. We ..... a scheduled pay raise but it was delayed. A) Was to receive. B) Were to received. C) Were to receive. D) Were received. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were to receive. 3. Which of the following is a future in the past:'I was going to travel' or 'I will travel'? A) I was going to travel. B) I will be traveling. C) I am traveling. D) I traveled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was going to travel. 4. Sorry, I didn't answer your call. I was in a meeting and the presentation ..... start early. A) Will. B) Is going to. C) Would. D) Was supposed to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was supposed to. 5. You promised you ..... lie to me ever again! A) Was supposed. B) Were going to. C) Would have. D) Wouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wouldn't. 6. Where ..... (stay) when she went to Ensenada? A) Was she staying. B) Was she going to stay. C) Were she going to stay. D) Were she staying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was she going to stay. 7. Becky went to the office early. She ..... her new boss that day and wanted to make a good impression. A) Would be meeting. B) Was meeting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was meeting. 8. What does the connector 'while' indicate in a sequence of events? A) A cause-and-effect relationship. B) Simultaneity of events. C) Consecutiveness of events. D) A single event occurring at a specific time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simultaneity of events. 9. Did you sure they ..... for another 2 hours? A) Would not be talking. B) Would not talking. C) Will not talking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would not be talking. 10. I was absolutely sure that my luck ..... double if I gave my four-leaf clover to somebody else. A) Will. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 11. Jaime ..... to bed when his doorbell rang. A) Would have bought. B) Wouldn't borrow. C) Was supposed to be. D) Was about to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was about to go. 12. We were angry because the show ..... at 5 p.m. but in the end it started at 6.30. A) Was start. B) Was going to start. C) Was starting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to start. 13. She said she ..... to me unless I apologised. A) Was going to speak. B) Had spoken. C) Wouldn't speak. D) Wasn't speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wouldn't speak. 14. I already told Mark that when he arrived, ..... out for dinner. A) We would go. B) She would go. C) We would went. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We would go. 15. They thought the journey ..... dangerous. A) Would be. B) Was being. C) Will be. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would be. 16. The twenty police officers who were to have gone off duty at eight ..... A) Went to the Christmas party. B) Had to remain in the police station. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to remain in the police station. 17. How does the connector 'moreover' enhance a narrative? A) Moreover enhances a narrative by providing additional, reinforcing information. B) Moreover provides a conclusion to the narrative. C) Moreover summarizes the previous points. D) Moreover introduces a contrasting idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moreover enhances a narrative by providing additional, reinforcing information. 18. She promised she ..... me, but she never did. A) Would call. B) Wouldn't call. C) Would called. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would call. 19. How does the connector 'until' function in a narrative? A) The connector 'until' signifies a completed action. B) The connector 'until' indicates a condition or point in time that must be reached before an action occurs. C) The connector 'until' is used to indicate a cause or reason. D) The connector 'until' describes an action that happens simultaneously with another. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The connector 'until' indicates a condition or point in time that must be reached before an action occurs. 20. She told me she ..... English for three years. A) Would study. B) Was studying. C) Studied. D) Studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was studying. 21. He applied for a passport because he ..... to go abroad. A) Was planning. B) Was planned. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was planning. 22. It's almost lunchtime. I thought I ..... this report by now. A) Was going to finsh. B) Will finish. C) Would have finished. D) Would finsh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have finished. 23. He told me he ..... travel by bus so I'll wait for him at the stop A) Was going to. B) Were going to. C) Wasn't going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to. 24. He ..... to order a taxi when his phone suddenly died. A) 'd been going to. B) Was going to. C) Doge. D) Had gone to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'd been going to. 25. He went to China in 2005, where he ..... teachfor ten years. A) Will. B) Would have. C) Would. D) Would be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 26. The teacher told us the exam ..... difficult. A) Will be. B) Was being. C) Is. D) Would be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would be. 27. You're home early. I thought you ..... play squash with Alex tonight A) 're going to. B) Were going to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were going to. 28. Our new TV was to have been ..... yesterday but it didn't come. A) Delivered. B) Delivering. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delivered. 29. We didn't know at that time that he ..... become so famous. A) Was to. B) Was about to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to. 30. The baby ..... be born in March, but it was finally born in April. A) Would. B) Was about to. C) Was on the verge of. D) Was due to. 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