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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. One sentence does NOT express future in the past. Which is it? A) I knew they would help me. B) He said he was going to call me later. C) They expected the meeting would start soon. D) She said she knows the answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said she knows the answer. 2. Judd and Martha ..... to my party, but they got caught up in traffic. A) Plan to come. B) Were planning to come. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were planning to come. 3. A:Here you are, finally! I ..... home. A) Was about to go. B) Would go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to go. 4. Which sentence shows future in the past? A) He had to be a famous singer. B) She was looking for that info. C) I was about to start performing that task. D) They are supposed to reveal a capsule soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I was about to start performing that task. 5. Never pick up a penny facing tails up:it ..... bring you bad luck. A) Will. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 6. I'm very excited because my best friend ..... come to Peru. He lives in the USA. A) Is going. B) Is going to. C) Was going. D) Was going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is going to. 7. I was about to ..... that model when the company presented a new model. A) Buy. B) Buying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buy. 8. Peter decided he ..... to France on holidays. A) Will go. B) Would go. C) Went. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would go. 9. Identify the future in the past in the sentence:'She was going to start a new job.' A) Is going to start a new job. B) Had gone to start a new job. C) Was starting a new job. D) Was going to start a new job. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was going to start a new job. 10. Marcos was going to pay the rent, but A) He have money. B) He didn't have chocolates. C) He has money. D) He paid the university. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He paid the university. 11. You finished all alone! A) Wasn't Dave supposed to give you a hand?. B) Isn't Dave supposed to give you a hand?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wasn't Dave supposed to give you a hand?. 12. My sister and I ..... taking our parents onholiday but we didn't. A) Would. B) Were thinking of. C) Will be. D) Thought to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were thinking of. 13. The teacher was absolutely sure her students ..... their exams. A) Were passing. B) Would pass. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would pass. 14. ..... the teacher and the principal ..... discuss that problem? I was with them and they didn't speak about it at all. A) Were going to. B) Is going to. C) Was going to. D) Are going. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to. 15. I knew we ..... the "Best Invention" award this year! It will help investment. A) Will win. B) Were winning. C) Would win. D) Will be winning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would win. 16. They said that there ..... a big storm today, but the sun is shining so bright. A) Was. B) Will. C) Were. D) Would be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would be. 17. ..... Terry ..... clean the room? It's a mess! A) Is going. B) Are going to. C) Were going to. D) Was going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was going to. 18. I ..... at work that I have to go back to the office four days a week. A) Was told. B) Told. C) Was telling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was told. 19. He told his children that they ..... out until they'd finished their homework. A) Weren't to have gone. B) Weren't to go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't to go. 20. I ..... play soccer last night, but my mom didn't feel well, so I didn't. A) Am going to. B) Was going to. C) Was going. D) Am going. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to. 21. We ..... last week but we couldn't find time. A) Were on the point of meeting. B) Would meet. C) Were supposed to meet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were supposed to meet. 22. He went to bed because he ..... for London early in the morning. A) Would leave. B) Was about to leave. C) Was leaving. D) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was leaving. 23. I'm so glad we invested all that time and energy into the start-up ..... , but in the end everything turned out for the best. A) We didn't know our ideas were going to be successful. B) We don't know our ideas are going to be successful. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We didn't know our ideas were going to be successful. 24. The new CEO ..... interview every employee to meet them properly. A) Was to. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to. 25. In the 1980s, many people believed we ..... in Mars by now. What a crazy prediction! A) Would live. B) Was going to live. C) Were living. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would live. 26. Some girls are still sure that their life ..... be a long honeymoon if they get married in June. A) Will. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 27. We ..... to get tickets but they've all just sold out. A) Would hope. B) Were hoping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were hoping. 28. My grandpa promised me he ..... me a present from Paris but I guess he forgot. A) Were bringing. B) Was going to bring. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to bring. 29. We expected she ..... the first prize. A) Would get. B) Gets. C) Got. D) Will get. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would get. 30. John went over his notes one final time. He ..... a speech thatevening and knew he had to be fully prepared. A) Was giving. B) Would have given. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was giving. 31. We ..... a scheduled pay raise but it was delayed. A) Were to received. B) Were to receive. C) Was to receive. D) Were received. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were to receive. 32. Which of the following is a future in the past:'I was going to travel' or 'I will travel'? A) I traveled. B) I was going to travel. C) I will be traveling. D) I am traveling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was going to travel. 33. Sorry, I didn't answer your call. I was in a meeting and the presentation ..... start early. A) Will. B) Would. C) Was supposed to. D) Is going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was supposed to. 34. You promised you ..... lie to me ever again! A) Wouldn't. B) Was supposed. C) Were going to. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wouldn't. 35. Where ..... (stay) when she went to Ensenada? A) Were she staying. B) Was she going to stay. C) Were she going to stay. D) Was she staying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was she going to stay. 36. Becky went to the office early. She ..... her new boss that day and wanted to make a good impression. A) Would be meeting. B) Was meeting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was meeting. 37. What does the connector 'while' indicate in a sequence of events? A) A cause-and-effect relationship. B) Simultaneity of events. C) Consecutiveness of events. D) A single event occurring at a specific time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simultaneity of events. 38. Did you sure they ..... for another 2 hours? A) Would not be talking. B) Would not talking. C) Will not talking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would not be talking. 39. I was absolutely sure that my luck ..... double if I gave my four-leaf clover to somebody else. A) Will. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 40. Jaime ..... to bed when his doorbell rang. A) Was about to go. B) Would have bought. C) Wouldn't borrow. D) Was supposed to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to go. 41. We were angry because the show ..... at 5 p.m. but in the end it started at 6.30. A) Was start. B) Was going to start. C) Was starting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to start. 42. She said she ..... to me unless I apologised. A) Wasn't speak. B) Was going to speak. C) Wouldn't speak. D) Had spoken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wouldn't speak. 43. I already told Mark that when he arrived, ..... out for dinner. A) We would go. B) She would go. C) We would went. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We would go. 44. They thought the journey ..... dangerous. A) Was being. B) Will be. C) Would be. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would be. 45. The twenty police officers who were to have gone off duty at eight ..... A) Went to the Christmas party. B) Had to remain in the police station. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to remain in the police station. 46. How does the connector 'moreover' enhance a narrative? A) Moreover introduces a contrasting idea. B) Moreover summarizes the previous points. C) Moreover provides a conclusion to the narrative. D) Moreover enhances a narrative by providing additional, reinforcing information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moreover enhances a narrative by providing additional, reinforcing information. 47. She promised she ..... me, but she never did. A) Would call. B) Wouldn't call. C) Would called. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would call. 48. How does the connector 'until' function in a narrative? A) The connector 'until' describes an action that happens simultaneously with another. B) The connector 'until' is used to indicate a cause or reason. C) The connector 'until' signifies a completed action. D) The connector 'until' indicates a condition or point in time that must be reached before an action occurs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The connector 'until' indicates a condition or point in time that must be reached before an action occurs. 49. She told me she ..... English for three years. A) Studied. B) Would study. C) Studies. D) Was studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was studying. 50. He applied for a passport because he ..... to go abroad. A) Was planning. B) Was planned. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was planning. 51. It's almost lunchtime. I thought I ..... this report by now. A) Will finish. B) Was going to finsh. C) Would have finished. D) Would finsh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have finished. 52. He told me he ..... travel by bus so I'll wait for him at the stop A) Was going to. B) Were going to. C) Wasn't going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to. 53. He ..... to order a taxi when his phone suddenly died. A) Had gone to. B) Doge. C) 'd been going to. D) Was going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'd been going to. 54. He went to China in 2005, where he ..... teachfor ten years. A) Will. B) Would have. C) Would be. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would. 55. The teacher told us the exam ..... difficult. A) Would be. B) Was being. C) Is. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would be. 56. You're home early. I thought you ..... play squash with Alex tonight A) 're going to. B) Were going to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were going to. 57. Our new TV was to have been ..... yesterday but it didn't come. A) Delivered. B) Delivering. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delivered. 58. We didn't know at that time that he ..... become so famous. A) Was to. B) Was about to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to. 59. The baby ..... be born in March, but it was finally born in April. A) Would. B) Was about to. C) Was due to. D) Was on the verge of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was due to. 60. As soon as somebody lent Adrian money, he ..... it on things he didn't need. A) Was spending. B) Would spend. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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