This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. At school, she always felt she ..... travel the world one day. A) Might. B) Could. C) Should. D) C) would. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C) would. 2. Sorry, I ..... you today, but I forgot. A) Was calling. B) Would call. C) Called. D) Was going to call. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was going to call. 3. I thought they ..... late, but they arrived on time. A) Be. B) Are. C) Would be. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 4. Did you understand what the teacher said? I didn't. I ..... do the homework. A) Am not going to. B) Will. C) Am going to. D) Was going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am not going to. 5. Bill ..... to the party, but we were really persuasive, so here he is. A) Didn't come. B) Wouldn't come. C) Wasn't going to come. D) Wasn't supposed to come. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wasn't going to come. 6. They knew we ..... the project by Monday. A) Would finish. B) Finish. C) Will finish. D) Finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would finish. 7. We went to bed early, because we ..... to London early the following day. A) Were travelling. B) Were about to travel. C) Travelled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were travelling. 8. The police ..... me with robbery. A) Were going to charge. B) Was charging. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to charge. 9. We ..... on holiday together, but two people cancelled at the last minute. A) Were to go. B) Would go. C) Were to have gone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were to have gone. 10. The plan was for you to buy some groceries on the way home. When you got there, the supermarket was closed.How could you express what happened? A) I was buying some groceries, but the store was closed. B) I was supposed to buy some groceries, but the store was closed. C) No food. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was supposed to buy some groceries, but the store was closed. 11. They thought that they ..... the elections easily, but they were wrong A) Would be win. B) Was winning. C) Would win. D) Were winning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would win. 12. He was about ..... when the phone rang. A) To start. B) Starting. C) Starts. D) Started. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To start. 13. Sorry I'm late. I didn't realise the meeting ..... go on all day. A) Would. B) Was about to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 14. A:And what happened?B:Well, I used it on the first day, and it seemed quite good. Then I ..... supposed to use it every day for ten minutes. But then I forgot. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 15. I ..... (call) you, but I forgot it A) Will call. B) Would call. C) Was going to call. D) Called. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to call. 16. We had packed our suitcases and we ..... begin our journey very soon. A) Would. B) Were about to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were about to. 17. Sorry, I forgot we ..... to meet for lunch. A) Was. B) Had been supposed. C) Were supposed. D) Are going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were supposed. 18. The students were going to go to the museum, but A) The museum closed because of the pandemic. B) The museum closing because of the pandemic. C) The museum is open. D) The museum close because of the pandemic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The museum closed because of the pandemic. 19. He ..... go to the bank today. A) Were supposed to. B) Was supposed to. C) Was supposed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was supposed to. 20. Wendy came round to my house just as I ..... go out. I had already put my coat on. A) Would. B) Was about to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was about to. 21. We were ..... of going to the coast before it started to rain. A) Supposed. B) Thinking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thinking. 22. He applied for a different job because he ..... to leave. A) Had planned. B) Was planning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was planning. 23. Are you going to study economics? A) Did you study economics?. B) Will you study economics?. C) Were you going to study economics?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were you going to study economics?. 24. I believed she was telling the truth, but . A) She wasn't. B) I wasn't. C) She is. D) She didn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wasn't. 25. He had a feeling that the vacation ..... (be) a disaster. prediction A) Would. B) Was going to be. C) Will. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to be. 26. How do you say. "YO TENIA LA INTENCION DE ESTUDIAR INGLES PERO ME QUEDE DORMIDA. '' A) I meant to estudy English, but I fell asleep. B) I meant to study Inglish, but I fell asleep. C) I meant to study English, but I fell asleep. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I meant to study English, but I fell asleep. 27. Which structure if used to talk about promises or predictions? A) Would + inf. B) Was/were planning to + inf. C) Was/were going to + inf. D) Was/were Ving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would + inf. 28. My young sister ..... she ..... her homework in the evening. A) Promised, would be doing. B) Promise, wouldn't be doing. C) Promise, would be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promised, would be doing. 29. I had a feeling that the vacation ..... a disaster. (prediction) A) Was going to be. B) Was going to make. C) Were going to be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to be. 30. When the movie was released, few people thought it ..... a success. A) Would be. B) Was being. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would be. 31. Jenny didn't come to my party. I am sad because she said she ..... come. A) Will. B) Were going to. C) Were going. D) Was going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was going to. 32. The correct structure of "THE FUTURE IN THE PAST" is: A) Subject + has been + verb. B) Subject + verb in past + to. C) Subject + have/had + verb in past. D) Subject + was/were + going to + verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject + was/were + going to + verb. 33. He applied for a visa because he ..... to study abroad. A) Was planning. B) Was going to plan. C) Would plan. D) Was about to plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was planning. 34. Yesterday, my brother ..... some photos in a wedding. He had a great time! A) Was taking. B) Was going to take. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was taking. 35. I was going ..... a new book, but I didn't have time. A) To buy. B) Bought. C) Buying. D) Buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To buy. 36. Who is going to teach this class? A) Who will teach this class?. B) Who was going to teach this class?. C) Who taught this class?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who was going to teach this class?. 37. A family of six, who ..... the following week, died when the building collapsed. (CHOOSE TWO) A) Were to move out. B) Would be moved out. C) Were going to move out. D) Moved out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were going to move out. 38. We went to the cinema, where we ..... a film about the Mafia, but it was so popular we couldn't get in. A) Are going to watch. B) Would watching. C) Was going to watch. D) Were going to watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were going to watch. 39. They ..... that test ..... more easily A) Hope, will be. B) Hoped, would be being. C) Hoped, would be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hoped, would be. 40. They called just as I ..... to bed. A) Go. B) Was about to go. C) Went. D) Would go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was about to go. 41. They ..... finish the project, but the lights went out A) Were on the verge of. B) Were to have. C) Were supposed to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were supposed to. 42. The NASA ..... going to send a mission to Mars, but there was no money for the program. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 43. In the sentence 'He was going to call her later, ' what does 'later' signify? A) A future time when the action will occur. B) An indefinite time without a specific reference. C) A past time when the action has already occurred. D) A time that has no relation to the action being discussed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A future time when the action will occur. 44. Complete the sentence:I told him not to call me that evening, because I ..... for my finals all night. A) Would study. B) Would be studying. C) Studied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would be studying. 45. Billy promised that he would have passed all exams ..... A) Whole day. B) All the time. C) By the Wednesday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By the Wednesday. 46. Anna and Lidia turned up at my apartment just as I ..... to bed. 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. 47. They were packing their suitcases as they were leaving for a holiday. A) Were leaving. B) Were lived. C) Were going to live. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were leaving. 48. What role does 'finally' play in organizing a narrative? A) 'Finally' emphasizes the main conflict of the story. B) 'Finally' introduces a new character in the narrative. C) 'Finally' indicates the conclusion of a narrative. D) 'Finally' serves as a transition to a flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'Finally' indicates the conclusion of a narrative. 49. He thought he ..... finish the project on time. A) B) would. B) Could possibly. C) Might have. D) Was planning to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B) would. 50. Before he ..... this afternoon, he will make dinner. A) Study. B) Studies. C) Will study. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Studies. 51. I knew you ..... You didn't make any effort! A) Would fail. B) Are going to fail. C) Were failing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would fail. 52. Which is the correct form of this sentence:Melissa meant tell you about the dinner invitation, but sheforgot. A) Melissa meant telling you about the dinner invitation, but sheforgot. B) Melissa meant to tell you about the dinner invitation, but sheforgot. C) Melissa mean to tell you about the dinner invitation, but sheforgot. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Melissa meant to tell you about the dinner invitation, but sheforgot. 53. We ..... (share) an apartment when we left college, but our plans didn't work out. A) Were going to share. B) Would share. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to share. 54. Which structure is used to talk about official arrangements/plans? A) Was/were due to + inf. B) Was/were going to + inf. C) Was/were to + inf. D) Was/were about to + inf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was/were to + inf. 55. Tomiko and Celia ..... their presentation yesterday, but they said they needed more time. A) Were supposed to give. B) Would be giving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were supposed to give. 56. He said he ..... the match but it was cancelled. A) Was going to see. B) Was going to saw. C) Is going to see. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to see. 57. Simon was shy at school. I had no idea that one day he ..... become a famous film star. A) Was about to. B) Was going to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to. 58. That's amazing! We were ..... to phone for a taxi when one came down the road! Heaven sent! A) About. B) Supposed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About. 59. The couple who died in the fire ..... married at the end of the month. Choose TWO correct options A) Are getting. B) Were getting. C) Were due to get. D) Would get. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were due to get. 60. We were ..... go on holiday when we heard the news. A) About just to. B) Just about to. C) About to just. D) None of the above. 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