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 (30 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) Wouldn't. B) Would have. C) Was supposed. D) Were going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Would have. B) Were going to. C) Wouldn't. D) Was supposed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) Would be. B) Will be. C) Was. D) Is. 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) She preferred to see a movie. B) But she is prefering to see a movie. C) But she is busy. D) She watch the movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Would. C) Will be. D) Will. 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) B) were about to. B) Were supposed to. C) Were meant to. D) Were planning to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Would + inf. B) Past Continuous. C) Was/were going to + inf. D) Intended to + inf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Will leave. B) Were about to leave. C) Are leaving. D) Were leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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. ← 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