This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We couldn't stop to talk because we ..... a plane in an hour. A) Were catching. B) Would catch. C) Were going to catch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were catching. 2. A:I'm soaking! It's pouring rain out there. B:Why didn't you call me? I ..... picked you up! A) Would have. B) Were going to. C) Wouldn't. D) Was supposed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would have. 3. I couldn't go to the party because I ..... a test the next day. A) Would take. B) Was taking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was taking. 4. Building a solar-powered car ..... be a challenge for engineers. A) Was always going to. B) Was always on the vergen of. C) Was meant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was always going to. 5. The package ..... arrive an hour ago, but it's still not here. A) Was supposed. B) Were going to. C) Would have. D) Wouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was supposed. 6. What does the future-in-the-past continuous denote? A) Habitual actions in the future. B) Action in progress at a certain moment of time. C) Action completed before a certain moment in the future. D) Simple facts viewed from the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action in progress at a certain moment of time. 7. I thought she ..... angry, but she stayed calm. A) Will be. B) Is. C) Was. D) Would be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 8. The astronauts didn't think they ..... time to stop in the space station, so they asked for more supplies. A) Have. B) Would have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would have. 9. We ..... the lesson when the fire alarm went off. A) Were just starting. B) Were about starting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were just starting. 10. I told Pietro that when he arrived at my place, we ..... to the shopping mall. A) Would drive. B) Were driving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would drive. 11. I'm a bit annoyed. They ..... meet me at here at 12. A) Would be. B) Were to have. C) Were supposed to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were supposed to. 12. Identify the connector in this sentence:'First, we will finish our homework.' A) Next. B) Finally. C) Afterwards. D) First. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) First. 13. Mirna was going to read the book, but A) But she is busy. B) She preferred to see a movie. C) She watch the movie. D) But she is prefering to see a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She preferred to see a movie. 14. The last time I saw her she ..... move into a place in the suburbs. A) Was to have. B) Was due. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was about to. 15. The last time I saw you, you ..... quit your job ..... did you do it in the end? A) Were going to. B) Will be. C) Will. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to. 16. They say that if the ravens leave the Tower of London, the crown of England ..... be lost. A) Will. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 17. ..... , he was struck by the beauty of the sky. A) Look up. B) Looking up. C) Looked up. D) Having look up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looking up. 18. We ..... start the meeting when the manager walked in. A) Were planning to. B) Were meant to. C) Were supposed to. D) B) were about to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B) were about to. 19. I thought thay ..... be in time for the game. A) Will. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 20. They told me I ..... a Christmas gift for Rob, but I didn't have money. A) Was to buy. B) Am to buy. C) Will buy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to buy. 21. I told you she ..... everybody. She can't keep a secret. A) Was telling. B) Was going to tell. C) Will tell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to tell. 22. Which structure is used to talk about arrangements/definite plans? A) Past Continuous. B) Would + inf. C) Intended to + inf. D) Was/were going to + inf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Continuous. 23. Why are you asking me? I haven't taken the exam yet, either. A) I had no idea how exhausting it would be. B) I have no idea how exhausting it will be. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have no idea how exhausting it will be. 24. The teacher turned up late just as the students ..... leave. A) Were about to. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were about to. 25. He was almost sure he ..... his exam. A) Was passed. B) Was passing. C) Would pass. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would pass. 26. You're back early. I thought you ..... play tennis with Jack this evening! That was your plan, wasn't it? A) Were about to. B) Were going to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were going to. 27. They promised they ..... me a present from Paris. A) Were bringing. B) Were about to bring. C) Would bring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would bring. 28. What are you still doing here? I thought you ..... work early today? A) Are leaving. B) Were leaving. C) Were about to leave. D) Will leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were leaving. 29. I ..... shopping when the phone rang. A) Was meaning to go. B) Was about to go. C) Was to go shopping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was about to go. 30. I was sure that after midnight I ..... A) Would sleep. B) Would be sleeping. C) Was sleeping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would be sleeping. 31. John and my uncle said that they (can) ..... not do it without my help. A) Will can. B) Would can. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 32. I ..... leave the house when I realised it was a holiday and I didn't have to go to work. A) Was meant to. B) Would. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was about to. 33. She said she ..... from 2 a.m. till 8 p.m. A) Will not performing. B) Would not perform. C) Would not be performing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would not be performing. 34. She ..... her job. A) Were on the verge of quitting. B) Was on the verge of quitting. C) Was on the verge of quit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was on the verge of quitting. 35. I'm worried. Are you sure now is the time to work on a new business? A) We didn't know our ideas were going to be successful. B) We don't know our ideas are going to be successful. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We don't know our ideas are going to be successful. 36. She thought it was ..... to rain in the afternoon. Suddenly, the sky became sunny. A) Likely. B) Going. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Likely. 37. The scientist told us that the Moon (be) ..... 240, 000 miles from the Earth A) Is. B) Will be. C) Would be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 38. They said they ..... (be) here by 9pm, but they haven't arrived yet A) Were to be. B) Will. C) Were. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would. 39. The teacher was going to give the lesson, but A) His computer broken. B) His computer break. C) His computer braking. D) His computer broke. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His computer broke. 40. In my opinion, it was ..... to save money for the trip. Nobody liked the idea. A) Going. B) Being. C) Unlikely. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unlikely. 41. I think it all happened soon after the concert (end) ..... A) Would end. B) Had ended. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had ended. 42. We ..... for directions when we saw the station ahead of us. A) Would ask. B) Would like to ask. C) Were supposed to ask. D) Were on the point of asking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were on the point of asking. 43. Our car ..... at the moment so we'll get an Uber. A) Is repaired. B) Was repaired. C) Is being repaired. D) Was being repaired. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is being repaired. 44. We couldn't be at that party, because we ..... abroad the following day. A) Would go. B) Were going. C) Went. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were going. 45. It was the first time I ..... a tattoo, but I knew it ..... my last. A) Got, wouldn't be. B) Had gotten, would be. C) Have got, wouldn't be. D) Had gotten, wouldn't be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had gotten, wouldn't be. 46. The phone stopped ringing just as I ..... it up. A) Would picking. B) Am going to pick. C) Was going to pick. D) Would be pick. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to pick. 47. I told you he ..... (come) to the party. plan A) Came. B) Would. C) Will. D) Was going to come. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was going to come. 48. Choose the correct connector:' ..... I finished my work, I went out.' A) Before. B) Since. C) While. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After. 49. They ..... any idea about the surprise party. A) Wouldn't be given. B) Weren't to be given. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't to be given. 50. You ..... finish the reports before four o'clock. What happened? A) Were about to. B) Would. C) Were supposed to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were supposed to. 51. The bridge ..... been completed last year but there were unexpected delays. A) Was to have. B) Was. C) Had to have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to have. 52. The structure sometimes means that: A) The action continues yet. B) The plans happened in the past. C) The action takes place in the past and in the future. D) The plans did not actually happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The plans did not actually happen. 53. I knew you ..... him. A) Would help. B) Going to. C) Will help. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would help. 54. She promised she ..... an end to the situation, but failed to do so. A) Would put. B) Would have put. C) Was putting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would put. 55. We ..... when the rain started, so had to cancel the walk. A) Were about to leave. B) Was going to leave. C) Would leave. D) Would be leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were about to leave. 56. When can the future-in-the-past forms not be used? A) In present context. B) In future context. C) In object clauses dependent on verbs in the past tense. D) In subordinate adverbial clauses of time and condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In subordinate adverbial clauses of time and condition. 57. Weren't you ..... to be in a lecture this afternoon and not in bed A) Supposed. B) Thinking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supposed. 58. She knew you ..... help him. A) Would. B) Were helping. C) Will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 59. My teacher wasn't in school that Friday because she ..... (get married) that weekend. A) Would get married. B) Was getting married. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was getting married. 60. The meeting was to have taken place in the hall, A) But had to be cancelled at the last minute. B) And was well attended. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But had to be cancelled at the last minute. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesFuture In Past Quiz 1Future In Past Quiz 3Future In Past Quiz 4Future In Past Quiz 5Future In Past Quiz 6Future In Past Quiz 7Future In Past Quiz 8Future In Past Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books