This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We ..... go hiking, but the weather was terrible. A) Were going to. B) Was about to. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to. 2. We didn't know that he ..... like that. A) Would react. B) Were going to react. C) Both options are correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would react. 3. In the 1970s, humans believed the NASA ..... to colonize the Moon or Mars. A) Was bound. B) Was going to. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was bound. 4. Smith is severely injured and will be out of (a) for a while. A) A. action. B) Sight. C) Mind. D) Order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. action. 5. He said he ..... help me move the furniture tomorrow. A) Would. B) Was going to. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 6. The heart pumps blood to all our (a) A) Body. B) Veins. C) Heart. D) A. organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. organs. 7. They ..... be at home. The lights are off. A) Can't. B) Could. C) Must. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 8. Complete the sentence with the best future in the past structure.I ..... call you, but I fell asleep instead. A) Weren't going to. B) Wasn't going to. C) Was going to. D) Were going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to. 9. Conjugate the verb in future in the past for the sentence:'I knew she ..... call me as soon as she got home.' A) Will call. B) Calling. C) Would call. D) Called. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would call. 10. The ceremony ..... start at 6 PM, and everyone arrived on time. A) Was to. B) Would. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to. 11. That ..... be Sarah! She moved to Canada. A) Can't. B) Might. C) Could. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 12. I heard she was going to start a new job, A) And I did, almost immediately. B) So I called him before he left. C) But I don't know whether she did or not. D) But I didn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But I don't know whether she did or not. 13. Billie Eilish ..... one of the youngest pop starts of the decade. A) Was to become. B) Was to have become. C) Was going to become. D) Was becoming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to become. 14. "We ..... (travel) to Japan, but the pandemic started." A) Was going to travel. B) Were going to travel. C) Had traveled. D) Traveled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were going to travel. 15. She said, "I am going to be a chemist." A) She said that she were going to be a chemist. B) She would be a chemist. C) She said that she would be a chemist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she would be a chemist. 16. He knew she ..... at home, but he rang the bell anyway A) Wouldn't be. B) Wasn't being. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wouldn't be. 17. Which is NOT a future in the past structure? A) Would + infinitive. B) Past perfect continuous. C) Was/were about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past perfect continuous. 18. He ..... speak to her when she suddenly left. A) Was about to. B) Would. C) Was going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to. 19. I was ..... jump into the water when I saw the shark warning. A) Was going to jump. B) Wasn't going to jump. C) Was going to. D) Wasn't going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to. 20. Which structure is used for predictions from a past perspective? A) Would + infinitive. B) Past perfect. C) Past continuous. D) Was/were going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would + infinitive. 21. I ..... (talk) to my teacher about my grades, but she was busy. A) Was on the verge of talking. B) Was about to talk. C) Was due to talk. D) Were going to talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were going to talk. 22. A family of six, who ..... the following week, died when the building collapsed. A) Would be move out. B) Moved out. C) Were going to move out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were going to move out. 23. Nora ..... how she became determined to break this negative cycle ..... A) Would later explain. B) Would go on to employ. C) Was destined to reject. D) Was to become. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would later explain. 24. "We ..... have a party, but it rained." (unfulfilled plan) A) Had been. B) Would. C) Were going to. D) Were having. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were going to. 25. You were supposed to A) But his eyesight wasn't good enough. B) Taking the job when I had second thoughts. C) Have finished this last week. What happened?. D) Would stop at midnight on 31 December. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have finished this last week. What happened?. 26. What is the difference between 'used to' and 'get used to'? A) 'Used to' refers to past habits, while 'get used to' means becoming accustomed to something. B) 'Used to' is for future actions, while 'get used to' is for past actions. C) 'Used to' is a present tense, while 'get used to' is a past tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Used to' refers to past habits, while 'get used to' means becoming accustomed to something. 27. He's not answering his phone. He ..... be busy. A) Can't. B) Might not. C) Won't. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must. 28. A:You look very cold. B:When I left the house, I had no idea it ..... this afternoon. A:I was prepared-I saw the weather forecast last night! A) Was snowing. B) Would have snowed. C) Would snow. D) Was to snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would snow. 29. In the 1980s, some scientists considered robots ..... to destroy humanity. A) Was going. B) Would. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 30. You're wearing a coat. It ..... be cold outside. A) Won't. B) Might not. C) Must. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. ← 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