This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Jane said Sam ..... (bring) his sister with him, but he came alone. plan A) Would. B) Was going to bring. C) Brought. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to bring. 2. Identify the future in the past in the sentence:'They were going to leave early.' A) Were going to leave. B) Had gone to leave. C) Are going to leave. D) Were leaving early. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to leave. 3. The next day we ..... to Germany, where we ..... a meeting. A) Were going to fly / attended. B) Will fly / would attend. C) Would fly / attended. D) Were flying / were due to attend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were flying / were due to attend. 4. He ..... to Iraq, but he came down with an infection before the trip. A) Would sent. B) Will sent. C) Was going to be sent. D) Will be sent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to be sent. 5. I ..... Sam for money, but I didn't because I don't want to owe him anything. A) Was asking. B) Will ask. C) Would ask. D) Was going to ask. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was going to ask. 6. The children ..... to see that film at the weekend. A) Were hoping. B) Would be. C) Were about. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were hoping. 7. Who was ..... to be dropping the car at the garage this week? A) Meant. B) About. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meant. 8. I knew you ..... about the homework. A) Would not ask. B) Were not asking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would not ask. 9. Ben ..... unlikely to apply to the NASA, but he tried anyway. A) Is. B) Was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 10. Jennifer told me that she and her husband ..... travel to Miami. A) Are going. B) Is going to. C) Were going to. D) Was going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were going to. 11. My sister ..... she would have ..... essay by Monday A) Hoped/written. B) Hoped/ wrote. C) Hopes/ written. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hoped/written. 12. You promised you ..... my car again without asking. A) Would have bought. B) Was supposed to be. C) Wouldn't borrow. D) Was about to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wouldn't borrow. 13. Nuclear energy was ..... be used around the world when the Chernobyl disaster happened. A) About to. B) Will. C) Is going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About to. 14. They ..... a party, but now they can't due to the pandemic. A) Were to have organised. B) Were to organise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were to have organised. 15. I ..... you a present, but I didn't know it was your birthday. A) Was about to go. B) Was supposed to be. C) Wouldn't borrow. D) Would have bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would have bought. 16. Lucia ..... (hang) the clothes after she finished washing everything. A) Was she going to hang. B) Were going to hang. C) Was going to hang. D) Was hanging to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to hang. 17. Jen arrived in Cairo where she ..... the next 2 years of her life. A) Had spent. B) Was spending. C) Would spend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would spend. 18. The fingerprints found at the scene of the crime ..... vital in solving it. A) Were being. B) Were to be. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were to be. 19. My parents ..... (give) me permission to go, so I didn't even ask them. A) They weren't going to. B) Were going to not give. C) Weren't going to give. D) Wasn't going to give. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weren't going to give. 20. Choose the correct future in the past form:'They ..... (be) at the party.' A) Would be. B) Are being. C) Were being. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would be. 21. I ..... the car, but I thought I didn't really need it and decided not to do it. A) Was going to buy. B) Would buy. C) Was buying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to buy. 22. That evening John was really excited because the next morning he ..... back home on the first bus. A) Would go. B) Went. C) Was going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going. 23. The teacher ..... (show) the video while we worked on the activity. A) Was going showing. B) Was going show. C) Was showing. D) Was going to show. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was going to show. 24. When can the future-in-the-past forms be used in object clauses? A) After verbs in the past tense. B) After verbs in the conditional tense. C) After verbs in the future tense. D) After verbs in the present tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After verbs in the past tense. 25. I ..... make some cupcakes, but then my oven broke A) Were being. B) Was going to. C) Would. D) Were going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to. 26. The last time I spoke to Tom, he / married. I don't know if he did or not! A) Was getting. B) Would get. C) Was going to get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to get. 27. I ..... a difficult question in my oral exam but I passed. A) Was asked. B) Asked. C) Was asking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was asked. 28. I ..... you last night, but I got home late. A) Was going to call. B) Was calling. C) Called. D) Had called. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to call. 29. Marat thought he would ..... A) Has read. B) Have readed. C) Have read. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have read. 30. Our teacher believes we will all pass the test. A) Our teacher beleived we would all all pass the test. B) Our teacher believed that we were going to pass the test. C) Our teacher believed we passed the test. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Our teacher beleived we would all all pass the test. 31. (1)The event was to start at 8pm or (2) The event was to have started at 8 pm.Which sentence shows that the event actually didn't start at 8pm? A) 1. B) 2. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 32. He asked whether I ..... him, but there was nothing I could do. A) Would help. B) Will help. C) Was helping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would help. 33. The concert ..... at 5 p.m. but in fact it started 3 hours later. A) Would be starting. B) Was going to start. C) Would start. D) Was about to start. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to start. 34. We thought he ..... , but he recovered his balance. A) Was falling. B) Was going to fall. C) Fell. D) Would be falling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to fall. 35. I knew Julie ..... dinner. (voluntary action) A) Would make. B) Would made. C) Will make. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would make. 36. When we were at school together, he ..... doctor. A) Was becoming. B) Was going to become. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to become. 37. Why ..... you tell me when you're grandparents ..... ? A) Did not, would arrived. B) Did not, would arrive. C) Do not, would arrive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did not, would arrive. 38. Why ..... (leave) to study university? I thought you would never even think about it. A) Were you leaving. B) Was you going to leave. C) Were you going to leave. D) You were going to leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were you going to leave. 39. Steven was going to watch the program, but A) He went to play video games with his friends. B) He is playing video games with his friends. C) He go to play video games with his friends. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He went to play video games with his friends. 40. The new canal ..... to be finished by December next year. A) Is on the verge. B) Is on the point. C) Is about. D) Is due. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is due. 41. He was on the point of ..... a big mistake. A) Made. B) Make. C) Making. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making. 42. We ..... meet the comittee, but the car broke down. A) Were meant to. B) Were on the verge of. C) Would going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were meant to. 43. She ..... me how to play badminton, but I couldn't go to the club. A) Was teaching. B) Was taught. C) Was going to teach. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to teach. 44. Olivia ..... last week, but she had an accident. She'llstart sometime next week. A) Was going to start. B) Will be startingwork. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to start. 45. What is the conclusion's role in a composition? A) The conclusion summarizes the main points and provides closure. B) The conclusion serves as the main body of the text. C) The conclusion introduces new ideas and arguments. D) The conclusion lists all references used in the composition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The conclusion summarizes the main points and provides closure. 46. She ..... the project by Friday. A) Was to have complete. B) Were to have completed. C) Was to have completed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was to have completed. 47. I told you he ..... to the party. (plan) A) Was going to come. B) Is going to come. C) Was going to came. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to come. 48. Bob had trouble parking. A car took the last place in the car park just when he ..... into it. A) Would driving. B) Is going to drive. C) Was going to drive. D) Were going to drive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to drive. 49. The email ..... by morning but it came in the evening instead. A) Was arriving. B) Was to arrive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was to arrive. 50. She said she ..... to the meeting the next day. A) Would come. B) Comes. C) Coming. D) Will come. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would come. 51. Karl ..... here an hour ago. I wonder what happened to him. A) Would be. B) Was supposed to be. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was supposed to be. 52. I told Ben I ..... call him later A) Am going. B) Would have. C) 'd. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'd. 53. I told him not to call me that evening, because I ..... for my finals all night. A) Would be studying. B) Will be studying. C) Studying. D) Was studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would be studying. 54. I told you that it ..... busy in here-it always is on a Saturday night. A) Was due to. B) Would be. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would be. 55. Choose the correct connector:'I will call you ..... I arrive home.' A) When. B) After. C) Until. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 56. Identify the connector that adds information:'also' or 'until'? A) Unless. B) Before. C) But. D) Also. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Also. 57. He ..... to the Beyonce concert, but it got cancelled. A) Was going to go. B) Was going. C) Went. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to go. 58. Originally the work ..... completed in April, but there were delays due to bad weather. A) Was to have been. B) Was about to be. C) Was of the verge of being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to have been. 59. Near the end of the experiment, our research ..... to look like a bad idea. A) Was beginning. B) Would begun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was beginning. 60. Choose the phrase that express the following:Nosotros ibamos a pasar tiempo con nuestros amigos en Venecia. A) We were going to spend time with our friends in Venice. B) We are going to spend time with our friends in Venice. C) We would spend time with our friend in Venice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We were going to spend time with our friends in Venice. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesFuture In Past Quiz 1Future In Past Quiz 2Future 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