This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "The plane ..... (take off) when the storm began." A) Was about to take off. B) Were about to take off. C) Was take off. D) Took off. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to take off. 2. I had to refuse Juan's invitation because I ..... a movie with Caren and Juliana that night. A) Would to seeing. B) Was seeing. C) Would seeing. D) Would to see. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was seeing. 3. "She ..... (accept) the job, but the salary was too low." A) Were going to accept. B) Was going to accept. C) Accepted. D) Hag accepted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to accept. 4. We were to stay with Rodrigo in Lisbon A) Many times before he moved to Madrid. B) But he moved to Madrid. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many times before he moved to Madrid. 5. Tell me if the clause in bold is an independent clause or a subordinate clause.Despite studying all night, he failed the test. A) Independent clause. B) Subordinate clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate clause. 6. She looks confused. She ..... understand the instructions. A) Might not. B) Will. C) Can. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might not. 7. We ..... (announce) the winner, but we encountered a delay with the results. A) Were about to announce. B) Were due to announce. C) Would announce. D) Were going to announce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were about to announce. 8. Choose the correct conjunction to complete the sentence.You won't fail the class ..... you passed the exam. A) Unless. B) Though. C) Whereas. D) Given that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Given that. 9. Give an example of a sentence that uses 'was/were going to' and did not happen. A) They were going to travel abroad, but the flight was canceled. B) I was going to finish my project, but I lost my notes. C) She was going to bake a cake, but she ran out of eggs. D) I was going to go to the concert, but I got sick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was going to go to the concert, but I got sick. 10. How could she ever pay for the new car? It ..... her 3 years to save that amount of money. A) Was take. B) Would to take. C) Would take. D) Were taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would take. 11. "The chef ..... (add) salt when he noticed the mistake." A) Was to add. B) Had added. C) Were about to add. D) Was about to add. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was about to add. 12. Shane ..... football with his friends in the park, but then he was ordered by his parents to prepare some dinner. A) Wouldn't play. B) Would play. C) Was going to play. D) Wasn't going to play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to play. 13. "The actor ..... (sign) the contract when he changed his mind." A) Had signed. B) Were about to sign. C) Was about to sign. D) Signed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was about to sign. 14. Employees ..... (inform) about the company's decision by letter but they've heard nothing yet. A) Were to be informed. B) Was to be informed. C) Was informing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were to be informed. 15. Choose the appropriate time expression to use with narrative tenses in the sentence:'I ..... to the store yesterday.' A) Went. B) Will go. C) Going. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 16. I ..... tell you the truth, but you left the room. A) Would. B) Was going to. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was about to. 17. I thought that Chelsea ..... the game easily, but the smaller team surprised them and beat the Blues 2-1. A) Wouldn't win. B) Wasn't going to win. C) Would win. D) Was going to win. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would win. 18. "She ..... tell the truth, but she got scared." (unfulfilled intention) A) Would. B) Was about to. C) Was going to. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to. 19. A:I'm soaking! It's pouring with rain out there.B:Why didn't you call me? I ..... picked you up! A) Was about to. B) Was supposed to. C) Would have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have. 20. In the 1950s people thought robots ..... be assistants at home or work. A) Would. B) Will. C) Can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 21. I was going to call you earlier, A) But it completely slipped my mind. B) So I called you now. C) But you forgot. D) So I left home early. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But it completely slipped my mind. 22. She didn't realize that her words ..... hurt him. A) Would. B) Was to. C) Was going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 23. The construction of the cathedral was to have begun in 1650 ..... A) And go on for over 80 years. B) But a shortage of labour delayed the start for a further 20 years. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But a shortage of labour delayed the start for a further 20 years. 24. After the war he was to teach at London University A) But no money was available to employ him. B) For ten years. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For ten years. 25. Where does the conjunction 'as long as' go? ..... you can eat dessert ..... you finish all of your vegetables. 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. 26. The meeting ..... start at 9 AM sharp, as scheduled. A) Was to. B) Would. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to. 27. The accident ..... to happen, ever since you used cheaper materials. A) Would. B) Was about. C) Was bound. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was bound. 28. I ..... get in the bath when I saw the spider and screamed. A) Wouldn't. B) Was about to. C) Was supposed to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was about to. 29. The plane ..... (depart) at noon, but there was a technical issue. A) Would depart. B) Was going to depart. C) Was due to depart. D) Was on the verge of departing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was due to depart. 30. Tell me if the clause in bold is an independent clause or a subordinate clause.You can play with your friends as long as you finish your homework. A) Independent Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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