This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Henry:You've done really well to get the job.Mike:Thanks-I never thought I ..... (get) it! A) Got. B) Would get. C) Will get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would get. 2. A:You have done really well to get the job. B:Thanks-I never thought ..... it! A:It's a no-brainer-you deserve it! A) Was getting. B) Would get. C) Was going to. D) Was to get. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would get. 3. Brian:The psychology lecture today was awful-the lecturer wasn't well.Peter:I think she ..... (cancel) the lecture had we not all turned up. A) Would cancel. B) Will cancel. C) Would've cancelled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would've cancelled. 4. They ..... leave early, but the bus was delayed. A) Were going to. B) Would. C) Was to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to. 5. What structure is used to express an action that was expected to happen in the past? A) Was/were supposed to. B) Was/were meant to. C) Was/were expected to. D) Was/were likely to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was/were supposed to. 6. "The scientist ..... a breakthrough when funding was cut." (almost happened) A) Was on the verge of making. B) Had made. C) Was going to make. D) Would make. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was on the verge of making. 7. Mike ..... (reserve) a tennis court, but he's sick at the moment. I guess we will have to play football in the park instead. A) Would. B) Was going to reserve. C) Wasn't going to reserve. D) Were going to reserve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to reserve. 8. This is the man she was to marry, A) But it was raining a lot. B) And spent the rest of his life with. C) And it took her two years. D) But she never turned up to the wedding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But she never turned up to the wedding. 9. What does the present continuous tense describe? A) Repeated actions/events happening around now. B) Past actions. C) Future predictions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repeated actions/events happening around now. 10. What do we use 'will' for? A) To express irritation or criticism. B) To describe past habits. C) To talk about future plans. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To express irritation or criticism. 11. Choose the structure used for things that were going to happen in the inmediate future: A) Was to. B) Was going to. C) Unlikelt to. D) About to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) About to. 12. The broadcast ..... go out on Friday morning. A) Was to. B) Was about. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to. 13. What do we use 'used to' for? A) To talk about repeated past actions or habits. B) To describe future intentions. C) To express irritation or criticism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To talk about repeated past actions or habits. 14. She said she ..... finish the project by Friday. A) Was going to. B) Would. C) Was to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 15. "I knew the experiment ..... (fail) because of the setup." A) Would fail. B) Had failed. C) Failed. D) Has failed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would fail. 16. "I knew you ..... love this movie!" (correct form for a past prediction) A) Were loving. B) Had loved. C) Would. D) Were going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 17. A:The psychology lecture today was awful-the lecturer wasn't well.B:I think she ..... the lecture had we not all turned up.A:I agree-maybe she should have done that. A) Was to cancel. B) Was going to. C) Would have cancelled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have cancelled. 18. "They ..... (perform) at the concert the next day." A) Performed. B) Was performing. C) Were perfoming. D) Had perfomed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were perfoming. 19. We were going to cancel the meeting, but we will ..... it. A) Keeping. B) Keep. C) Cancelled. D) Cancelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keep. 20. A nuclear power station was A) Cost $ 20 billion, but they overran the budget. B) Going to be built here but there were mass protests. C) Have finished this last week. What happened?. D) Taking the job when I had second thoughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Going to be built here but there were mass protests. 21. This time I was going to be early, A) So I left in plenty of time. B) So I slept late. C) But I left early. D) So I went to bed late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So I left in plenty of time. 22. I ..... open the door when I heard a loud bang. A) Was about to. B) Would. C) Was going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to. 23. We thought we would be late, but ..... A) We weren't. B) We were. C) We wouldn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We weren't. 24. I'm not sure, but she ..... be the new intern. A) Must. B) Will. C) Might. D) Has to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 25. He ..... (visit) his parents over the weekend, but his car broke down. A) Was on the verge of visiting. B) Was about to visit. C) Would visit. D) Was going to visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was going to visit. 26. What do we use the past simple for? A) To talk about repeated past actions and duration. B) To describe future plans. C) To express annoyance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To talk about repeated past actions and duration. 27. What does 'was/were about to' refer to? A) Events in the very near future or interrupted actions. B) Past actions. C) Future predictions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Events in the very near future or interrupted actions. 28. Can we use 'would' to talk about past states? A) Yes, we can. B) No, we cannot. C) Only in certain contexts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, we cannot. 29. I wanted to go to the party, but I ..... to London that morning. A) Was flying. B) Would fly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was flying. 30. The bus ..... (leave) at 5 PM, but they delayed it due to weather conditions. A) Was due to leave. B) Would leave. C) Was about to leave. D) Was going to leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was due to leave. ← 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