This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. (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. 2. 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. 3. The concert ..... at 5 p.m. but in fact it started 3 hours later. A) Would be starting. B) Was about to start. C) Would start. D) Was going to start. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was going to start. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. Why ..... (leave) to study university? I thought you would never even think about it. A) Were you leaving. B) Were you going to leave. C) You were going to leave. D) Was you going to leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were you going to leave. 9. 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. 10. The new canal ..... to be finished by December next year. A) Is due. B) Is on the point. C) Is about. D) Is on the verge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is due. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. Bob had trouble parking. A car took the last place in the car park just when he ..... into it. A) Is going to drive. B) Were going to drive. C) Would driving. D) Was going to drive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was going to drive. 19. 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. 20. She said she ..... to the meeting the next day. A) Comes. B) Would come. C) Will come. D) Coming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would come. 21. 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. 22. I told Ben I ..... call him later A) Were. B) Am going. C) Would have. D) 'd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'd. 23. I told him not to call me that evening, because I ..... for my finals all night. A) Studying. B) Will be studying. C) Was studying. D) Would be studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would be studying. 24. 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. 25. Choose the correct connector:'I will call you ..... I arrive home.' A) After. B) Before. C) Until. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When. 26. Identify the connector that adds information:'also' or 'until'? A) Before. B) Also. C) Unless. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Also. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. 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 3Future In Past Quiz 4Future In Past Quiz 5Future In Past Quiz 7Future In Past Quiz 8Future In Past Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books