This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My grandparents thought flying cars ..... to appear by the 2000s. A) Were likely. B) Was to. C) Would have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were likely. 2. We knew that in a week's time we ..... on the beach. A) Lied. B) Would be lying. C) Were lying. D) Would lie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would be lying. 3. We ..... (sign) the contract this afternoon but there's been a delay. A) Was to sign. B) Was to have been signing. C) Were to sign. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were to sign. 4. They ..... influential in their field. A) Were to become. B) Would to become. C) Were become. D) Were becoming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were to become. 5. Choose the appropriate time expression to use with narrative tenses in the sentence:'She ..... to the concert last night.' A) Goed. B) Go. C) Gone. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 6. My dad wakes up with (a) joints every day. A) Swolling. B) Faulty. C) A. swollen. D) Hurting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. swollen. 7. "The team ..... win the match, and they did!" (prediction that happened) A) Had been. B) Would. C) Was going to. D) Was about to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 8. Choose the structure used for probable or improbable future events in the past. A) Was/were to. B) Bound to. C) Likely/unlikely to. D) Was/were going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Likely/unlikely to. 9. They're laughing a lot. The movie ..... be funny. A) Must. B) Can't. C) Might not. D) Wouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 10. What does 'was/were to' indicate? A) Events that took place. B) Future possibilities. C) Past habits. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Events that took place. 11. The king ..... sign the treaty the following day. A) Was about to. B) Was to. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was to. 12. She ..... (become) an opera singer but she became a pop-star instead. A) Was becoming. B) Was to have become. C) Were to have become. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was to have become. 13. She was ..... win the race when she broke her ankle. A few meters from the finish line, what a shame! A) About to. B) Likely to. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About to. 14. "He ..... his grandparents that weekend." (fixed arrangement) A) Was going to visit. B) Was visiting. C) Had visited. D) Would visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was visiting. 15. The author ..... receive an award for his work the next month. A) Was to. B) Would. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to. 16. Which event probably did NOT come true? A) He was to give a speech on Monday. B) She was to have arrived on time. C) I was about to call you. D) We had no idea how this would unfold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was to have arrived on time. 17. Identify the correct narrative tense in the following sentence:'He had already finished his homework when his friends came over.' A) Past perfect tense. B) Present continuous tense. C) Past continuous tense. D) Future perfect tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past perfect tense. 18. Mark's children ..... , but they did. We had lots of fun together. A) Wasn't supposed to come. B) Was supposed to come. C) Were supposed to come. D) Weren't supposed to come. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weren't supposed to come. 19. I downloaded an app for my phone last week which said it ..... my memory within five days. A) Would have improved. B) Would improve. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would improve. 20. A:What's wrong? B:I had planned for so long the birthday party. It ..... the best party ever, but it was ruined. A:I'm sorry. I know you put a lot of effort in it. A) Was being. B) Would be. C) Was to have been. D) Was to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was to have been. 21. He promised he ..... a postcard from Egypt. (promise) A) Would send. B) Would sent. C) Will send. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would send. 22. She was to have appeared with Heath Ledger in his last film ..... A) And was a tremendous success. B) But the part went to her sister. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But the part went to her sister. 23. I know that you ..... see the doctor tomorrow, but he had an operatin and can't work this week. A) Was going to see. B) Wasn't going to. C) Were going to. D) Weren't going to see. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were going to. 24. The business grew and Nora ..... around 50 people in the factory she was eventually able to build. A) Was destined to reject. B) Was to become. C) Would go on to employ. D) Would later explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would go on to employ. 25. "He ..... (propose) to her that night." A) Would propose. B) Had proposed. C) Proposed. D) Would proposed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would proposed. 26. I ..... leave for work when the postman arrived with a parcel. A) Was about to. B) Was to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to. 27. I ..... call you as soon as I reached home. A) Would. B) Was going to. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 28. Complete:I was going to cook dinner, but I will ..... instead. A) Order. B) Cooked. C) Ordered. D) Ordering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Order. 29. The new road was to have a major impact on traffic in the busy town centre, A) Making life much easier for commuters. B) But the crowded roads continued. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making life much easier for commuters. 30. Choose the correct conjunction to complete the sentence ..... you get lost, you can call me and I'll come for you. A) Whereas. B) In case. C) Given that. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In case. ← 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