This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I thought she ..... tired after working all day, but she went straight to the gym. A) Was about to be. B) Would be. C) Was being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would be. 2. He told me he ..... (travel) by bus so I'll wait for him at the stop future intention A) Will. B) Was going to travel. C) Would. D) Traveled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to travel. 3. ..... her head know that they ..... all day? A) Did, would be working. B) Did, would working. C) Did, will working. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did, would be working. 4. I told you she ..... everybody! She is hopeless at keeping secrets. A) Was telling. B) Was going to tell. C) Would tell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to tell. 5. They ..... when they noticed that they didn't have the tickets. A) Would. B) Were about to leave. C) Were going to leave. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were about to leave. 6. He promised he ..... his grandmother every week. A) Visit. B) Would visit. C) Will visit. D) Visited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will visit. 7. I ..... this letter yesterday, but I didn't have enough time. A) Would send. B) Was supposed to send. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was supposed to send. 8. ..... your brother ..... visit you last week? A) Is going. B) Were going to. C) Was going to. D) Are going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to. 9. She asked whether we ..... her, but there was nothing we could do. A) Was helping. B) Would help. C) Will help. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would help. 10. How could she ever pay for it? It ..... (take) her three years to save that kind of money! A) Would take. B) Was going to take. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would take. 11. I knew Mary ..... the test as she didn't make any effort. A) Was failing. B) Is going to fail. C) Would fail. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would fail. 12. They ..... leave the house when they realized the windows were still open. A) Were about to. B) Were going to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were about to. 13. I knew you ..... to the party. A) Were going to go. B) Was going to go. C) Are gong to go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to go. 14. It is believed that you ..... have good luck if you catch falling leaves in autumn. A) Will. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 15. It ..... a nice day today, but it was cloudy. A) Would have bought. B) Was about to go. C) Was supposed to be. D) Wouldn't borrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was supposed to be. 16. She ..... her speech when someone threw an egg at her. A) Was going to finish. B) Would finish. C) Would be finishing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to finish. 17. I ..... the dishes last night, but something camp up A) Was doing. B) Would do. C) Was going to do. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to do. 18. Question 9We ..... with them, but they finally convinced us. A) Travel. B) Wouldn't travel. C) Weren't going to travel. D) Weren't to travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wouldn't travel. 19. I saw he had a gun, but I didn't think he ..... A) Was shooting. B) Was going to shoot. C) Will shoot. D) Is going to shoot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to shoot. 20. I ..... my mom but she just texted me! A) Was about to call. B) Was calling. C) Would call. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to call. 21. Paul told us that he and his girlfriend ..... married that weekend. A) Were going to get. B) Will get. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to get. 22. Tom ..... to Japan, but he came down with an infection before the trip. A) Would be sent. B) Was going to be sent. C) Was sent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to be sent. 23. Tania ..... when she heard her baby cry. A) Wouldn't borrow. B) Would have bought. C) Was about to sit down. D) Was supposed to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was about to sit down. 24. What does the connector 'after' indicate in a sequence? A) It indicates a cause-and-effect relationship. B) It signifies a simultaneous occurrence of events. C) It marks the beginning of a sequence. D) It indicates a sequence where one event follows another. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It indicates a sequence where one event follows another. 25. He promised he ..... (send) a postcard from Egypt. A) Will send. B) Was going to send. C) Would send. D) Sent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would send. 26. I knew you ..... with him to the dance A) Will go. B) Go. C) Wouldn't go. D) Would go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would go. 27. I ..... the report when I noticed some alarming details. A) Was to sign. B) Was about to sign. C) Would sign. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was about to sign. 28. What is the meaning of the future-in-the-past perfect continuous? A) Action viewed from the past. B) Action in progress before a certain moment in the future. C) Action completed before a certain moment in the future. D) Action expected by the speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action in progress before a certain moment in the future. 29. She didn't know that her life ..... change after graduation. A) Might have. B) Could possibly. C) Was going to. D) A) was about to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A) was about to. 30. I was going to do my homework, but A) I am busy. B) I was busy. C) My sister is Milena. D) Mi fathers are in the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was busy. 31. My friends ..... (throw) a party last weekend, but everyone was busy so they cancelled it. A) Was going throw. B) Were throwing. C) Was going to throw. D) Were going to throw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were going to throw. 32. He studied engineering and later he ..... become one of the best designers. A) Was likely to. B) A) was to. C) Was supposed to. D) Was meant to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A) was to. 33. I was going to call you, but A) My sister came to the house. B) My dog is big. C) The weater is cold. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My sister came to the house. 34. Their children did not know that water (boil) ..... at 100 degrees. A) Will boil. B) Would boil. C) Boils. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boils. 35. In December 1979, they arrived in the town where they ..... stay for the next 30 years. A) Would. B) Were. C) Are going to. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 36. I ..... Ollie for money, but in the end, I didn't because I don't want to owe him anything. A) Would ask. B) Was going to ask. C) Was asking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to ask. 37. Is the sentence written correctly:She got sick when she was on the verge of becoming a superstar. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 38. She said she ..... an email later that night. A) Is sending. B) Will send. C) Sends. D) Would send. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would send. 39. It was believed that a witch ..... never enter a house with a horseshoe nailed to or over the door. A) Will. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 40. You ..... me the photos, but we were interrupted. A) Are going to show. B) Were going to show. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were going to show. 41. I could never have guessed that my dream ..... come true in the end. A) Was meant to. B) Would. C) Was to have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 42. I think, it ..... very hot tomorrow. A) Was. B) Would be. C) Is going to. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will be. 43. Is the sentence written grammatically correctly:She meant tell you about the dinner, but she forgot A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 44. Margaret Thatcher ..... the UK's first female prime minister. A) Was becoming. B) Was to become. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was to become. 45. We thought they ..... the work by the end of the month. A) Were going to finish. B) Was about to sit down. C) Would have bought. D) Wouldn't borrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was about to sit down. 46. He thought everything would be OK, but ..... A) It wasn't. B) It will. C) He was. D) It was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It wasn't. 47. After ..... at the hotel, he had a quick shower before ..... out again. A) Arrived, went. B) Arriving, going. C) Arriving, went. D) Arrived, going. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arriving, going. 48. I ..... to the party, but Peter made me come. A) Wouldn't go. B) Wasn't going. C) Wasn't going to go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wasn't going to go. 49. Some scientists ..... going to create the Internet, but the project was cancelled. A) Were. B) Was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 50. They ..... close the store. A) Was about to. B) Are about to. C) Were about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were about to. 51. We ..... to the supermarket but we went to the cinema instead. A) Were going to go. B) Would go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to go. 52. The lesson ..... cancelled but too many students had already arrived. A) Would have been. B) Would be. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would have been. 53. The kids ..... (behave) if I wasn't there, so I had to stay in the room with them. A) Were going to not behave. B) Weren't going to behave. C) Weren't behaving. D) Wasn't going to behave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't going to behave. 54. ..... never finish this articlePut future sentence A) You're. B) You've. C) You. D) You'll. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You'll. 55. It was your turn to drive the children to school. When you woke up, you felt very sick.How could you describe this situation? A) I was supposed to driving the children to school, but I was sick. B) I was supposed to drive the children to school, but I was sick. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was supposed to drive the children to school, but I was sick. 56. That night I was very excited because the next morning I ..... back home on the first train. A) Would go. B) Will go. C) Went. D) Was going to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was going to go. 57. They believed the flight ..... on time. A) Is. B) Will be. C) Would be. D) Was being. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would be. 58. She told me she ..... shopping with her friends. A) Was going. B) Is going. C) Will go. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going. 59. Jonny was really angry. We didn't expect that he ..... like that. A) Will react. B) Would react. C) Would be reacted. D) Was reacting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would react. 60. All he had to do ..... to paper the idea he had A) Were to transfer. B) Was to transfer. C) Was supposed to transfer. D) None of the above. 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