This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ahmed decided he ..... to his uncle's house. A) Would go. B) Will go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would go. 2. Look at all the technology we have around us because of our work on the original Star Trek series. A) People didn't realize that these bits of cardboard and plastic being used on set would eventually be transformed into everyday modern technology. B) People don't realize that these bits of cardboard and plastic being used on set will one day be transformed into everyday modern technology. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People didn't realize that these bits of cardboard and plastic being used on set would eventually be transformed into everyday modern technology. 3. ..... you ..... see your mum? She's really sick, and she wants to see you. A) Was going to. B) Were going to. C) Are going to. D) Is going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are going to. 4. B:Sorry I'm late. I ..... you, but ..... well, to be honest, I just forgot! A) Would call. B) Would have called. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would have called. 5. When Emily was a child, she ..... medicine. Now she's studying engineering. A) Was studying. B) Was going to study. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to study. 6. Identify the connector that shows a condition:'whenever' or 'before'? A) Whenever. B) Unless. C) After. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whenever. 7. Where is Lee going to study nursing? A) Where did Lee study nursing?. B) Where was Lee going to study nursing?. C) Wher will Lee study nursing?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where was Lee going to study nursing?. 8. It was clear that any vacation that summer ..... (cost) more then we could afford. A) Was costing. B) Was going to cost. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to cost. 9. The next day we ..... to Germany where we ..... a press conference. A) Were going to fly / attended. B) Would fly/ attended. C) Will fly/ would attend. D) Were flying / were due to attend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were flying / were due to attend. 10. Her uncle ..... think that ..... a lot of people ..... at the art exhibition. A) Did not, would be. B) Did, would be. C) Do not, would be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did not, would be. 11. I thought she ..... tired after working all day, but she went for a run. A) Will be. B) Would be. C) Was being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would be. 12. The plane was delayed, but it ..... leave at 5 p.m. originally. A) Was intended to. B) Was meant to. C) A) was going to. D) Was supposed to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A) was going to. 13. They ..... as they were having a dinner party. A) Were cooking. B) Was cooking. C) Weren't cooking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were cooking. 14. I was sure my mum ..... angry when I lost my phone but she was OK about it. A) Was going to be. B) Would have been. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to be. 15. I was ..... ask him where he got the money when he made an excuse and left. A) About. B) About to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About to. 16. What is the purpose of the introduction in a composition? A) To conclude the composition effectively. B) To provide a detailed analysis of the topic. C) To summarize the main points of the composition. D) The purpose of the introduction in a composition is to introduce the topic and engage the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The purpose of the introduction in a composition is to introduce the topic and engage the reader. 17. I was going to cook lunch, but A) My friends inviting me to eat. B) My mother is a chef. C) My friends invited me to eat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My friends invited me to eat. 18. He ..... expect that she ..... at school from 8 a.m. till 8 p.m. because of olympics A) Do not, would be sitting. B) Did not, would sitting. C) Did not, would be sitting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did not, would be sitting. 19. Lydia mentioned to her team that she ..... late for theafternoon sales meeting. A) Would be. B) Was supposed to be. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would be. 20. I was sure that Kate ..... by the time I arrived. A) Would leave. B) Would be leaving. C) Would have left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have left. 21. His boastful words ..... come back to haunt him later. A) Would. B) Were going to. C) Were to have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 22. We ..... Clara at 8:00. That's why we didn't stop to talk when you saw usyesterday. A) Were meeting. B) Would meet. C) Were going to meet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were meeting. 23. According to this report, the college ..... opened early last year. A) Was to have. B) Was due. C) Was going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to have. 24. They ..... travel to Spain, but their plans changed. A) Were planning to. B) Were supposed to. C) Were likely to. D) A) were going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A) were going to. 25. He ..... to be the president of the USA. A) Would grow up. B) Had to grow up. C) Was to grow up. D) Grow up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would grow up. 26. Correct or incorrect:He was going to stay with his brothers for a while beforeemigrating. A) INCORRECT. B) CORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CORRECT. 27. Correct or incorrect:Just as Clancy was on the point of escaping, a guard enteredthe hallway. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 28. He will finish his studies in June. A) He will would finish his studies in June. B) He would finish his studies in June. C) He would finished his studies in June. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He would finish his studies in June. 29. I just knew that Emma ..... with everybody. That's why I didn't want toinvite her. A) Was arguing. B) Would argue. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was arguing. 30. Identify the future in the past in the sentence:'She was going to attend the meeting.' A) Was attending the meeting. B) Will attend the meeting. C) Was going to attend. D) Is going to attend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to attend. 31. He was sure the train ..... at 6 o'clock. A) Leaves. B) Is leaving. C) Would leave. D) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would leave. 32. I never dreamt that I ..... the lottery. I still can't believe it. A) Was winning. B) Would win. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would win. 33. You're home late. I thought we ..... out for dinner. A) Would go. B) Were going. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were going. 34. We ..... sit down to dinner when there was a knock at the door. A) Had just. B) Might have just. C) Were just about to. D) Were to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were just about to. 35. We think we'll become vegetarians. A) We were going to be vegetarians. B) We thought we would become vegetarians. C) We thought we were vegetarians. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We thought we would become vegetarians. 36. Anna was bound to use the app ..... A) To finish well. B) In her class. C) Buy a new car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In her class. 37. Your essay was ..... to be submitted yesterday. A) Due. B) About. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Due. 38. She promised she ..... (finish) the report by the end of the day, but she ran out of time. A) Was going to finish. B) Would finish. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would finish. 39. Who thought it ..... a good idea to play a trick on me? A) Would be. B) Will be. C) Had been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would be. 40. It was decided that doctors (start) ..... their work at four o'clock. A) Will start. B) Would start. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would start. 41. Sarah got admitted in college. She ..... start classes this month but she declined. A) Would. B) Was to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was to. 42. This is going to be my last car. A) This was going to be my last car. B) This is my last car. C) This will be my last car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This was going to be my last car. 43. Everybody knew that spilt salt ..... bring bad luck. A) Will. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 44. My boss ..... (fire) me because I missed 5 days to work, but at the end he understood. A) Was going to firing. B) Was going to fire. C) Were going to fire. D) Was going firing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to fire. 45. I thought she ..... everything by our arrival, but I was wrong. A) Would have prepared. B) Would be preparing. C) Would prepare. D) Was going to preapare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would have prepared. 46. They thought it ..... be fun to play a trick on us. A) Will. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 47. Sorry-I interrupted you. You ..... something? A) Were about to say. B) Would have said. C) Weren't supposed to say. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were about to say. 48. Anel said she would have finished her exercise by 7 o'clock A) Future Prefect Continuous in the past. B) Future Perfect in the Past. C) Future the Past. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Future Perfect in the Past. 49. People often ask me, "What's the point of making sci-fi movies? Why not talk about things that are more relevant to our current situation?" And I tell them, ..... A) Little did we know, these gadgets were going to inspire a generation of young people. B) Little do you know, these gadgets are going to inspire a generation of young people. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Little do you know, these gadgets are going to inspire a generation of young people. 50. The drummer left the band just as they ..... go on tour. A) Were about to. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were about to. 51. The scientists believed the new discovery ..... improve medicine. A) B) would. B) Was likely to. C) Might have. D) Could possibly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B) would. 52. They were going to start the project on Monday but had to change plans due to an operational issue A) Were going to start. B) Was going to start. C) Weren't going to start. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to start. 53. Your room ..... cleaned at the moment. You can check in as soon as they finish. A) Is being. B) Is. C) Was. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is being. 54. She said she ..... Paris the next morning. A) Would leaves for. B) Was leaving for. C) Leave. D) Leaves for. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was leaving for. 55. I was ..... into the water when I saw the shark warning. A) On the verge of diving. B) To have dived. C) Going to dive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the verge of diving. 56. We ..... with them, but they finally convinced us. A) Weren't going to travel. B) Would travel. C) Weren't about to travel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weren't going to travel. 57. I ..... asleep when the phone rang. A) Would fall. B) Was to fall. C) Was about to fall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was about to fall. 58. She ..... (visit) her grandparents last weekend, but she caught a cold. A) Was going to visit. B) Would visit. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to visit. 59. I knew she ..... the competition. A) Wins. B) Would win. C) Will win. D) Was win. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would win. 60. A:Paul was really angry during the meeting.B:Indeed. We all knew he ..... to be furious. A) Was bound. B) Would. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was bound. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesFuture In Past Quiz 1Future In Past Quiz 2Future In Past Quiz 3Future In Past Quiz 4Future 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