This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I am going to travel next week. A) I was going to travel next week. B) I were going to travel next week. C) I was going to traveled next week. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was going to travel next week. 2. I ..... be there at 7pm. A) Was meant to. B) Were meant to. C) Was mean to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was meant to. 3. Complete the sentence:She promised she ..... an end to the situation, but failed to do so. A) Would put. B) Will put. C) Would have put. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would put. 4. Everyone thought that we ..... taking trips into space by this point. A) Were about to. B) Would be. C) Were going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would be. 5. We ..... call you, but someone said you were away. A) Were supposed to. B) Were going to. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were going to. 6. I didn't have much time with John because he ..... for Brazil the next day. A) Had been leaving. B) Was leaving. C) Would have left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was leaving. 7. My mom knew that I ..... for a walk with my classmates. A) Would going. B) Would go. C) Will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would go. 8. They told us the lesson ..... boring. A) Was being. B) Will be. C) Would be. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would be. 9. I was working when she saw on FB the bad new. A) Was working. B) Was worked. C) Wasn't working. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was working. 10. I promised I would ..... this letter yesterday, but I forgot. A) Send. B) To send. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Send. 11. I'm so terrible at managing my time. A client booked a meeting with me for Saturday, which ended up causing problems with my schedule. A) I am supposed to call my sister on Saturdays, but I keep forgetting. B) I was supposed to call my sister on Saturday, but I forgot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was supposed to call my sister on Saturday, but I forgot. 12. I knew he ..... me with my homework. A) Will help. B) Was help. C) Would help. D) Is helping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would help. 13. I knew the work ..... by 5:00 PM A) Would be finished. B) Would be finish. C) Would is finished. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would be finished. 14. I knew you ..... something like that. You are a hopeless case! A) Would do. B) Were doing. C) Are going to do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would do. 15. Andy Warhol said that people were ..... become popular for 15 minutes in the future. He was right! A) Bound to. B) Would. C) Would have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bound to. 16. Medicine is going to be my career field. A) Medicine was going to be my career field. B) Medicine was my career field. C) Medicine will be my career field. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medicine was going to be my career field. 17. I'm so terrible at managing my time. My sister and I used to talk all the time, but these days we're practically strangers. A) I am supposed to call my sister on Saturdays, but I keep forgetting. B) I was supposed to call my sister on Saturday, but I forgot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I am supposed to call my sister on Saturdays, but I keep forgetting. 18. In June, Natalie ..... but because of COVID-19 she had to cancel. A) Got married. B) Was getting married. C) Was to get married. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was to get married. 19. I ..... crying when the phone rang A) Was on the verge of. B) Was going to. C) Were on the verge of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was on the verge of. 20. Karen said that she ..... quitting when they offered her a better contract. A) Was to have. B) Would be. C) Was on the point of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was on the point of. 21. They ..... (understand) if I didn't explain with examples. A) Weren't going to understanding. B) Weren't going understand. C) Weren't going to understand. D) Were going to not understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weren't going to understand. 22. I was supposed to ..... for the items. A) Paying by credit card. B) Pay by credit card. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pay by credit card. 23. I was going to come visit you, A) But, I had exams at the university. B) But, I have exams at the university. C) But, I didn't have exams at the university. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But, I had exams at the university. 24. We were about ..... when it started raining. A) To leave. B) Leaving. C) Leave. D) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To leave. 25. We ..... that new restaurant tomorrow, but then we got invited to a party instead. A) Were going to try. B) Were trying. C) Would try. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to try. 26. All the problems ..... be solved during yesterday's meeting. A) Would. B) Were to. C) Were about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were to. 27. I ..... proceed to the meeting point and wait there. A) Were to. B) Gone to. C) Was to. D) Werring to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was to. 28. They promised that they (bring) ..... us all the necessary pencils. A) Would bring. B) Will bring. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would bring. 29. He ..... an accident if he goes on driving like that. A) Will have. B) Have. C) Won't have. D) Is having. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will have. 30. Was I ..... to give a presentation this morning? A) Due. B) About. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Due. 31. Mothers used to tell their kids that a bear ..... eat them for lunch if they stepped on any cracks in the pavement. A) Will. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 32. We ..... with our mother, but at the last minute she decided to join us. A) Weren't going to travel. B) Would travel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weren't going to travel. 33. We expected the weather ..... warmer in Italy. A) Was being. B) Would be. C) Is. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would be. 34. Later, in Rome, I was to meet Professor Pearce ..... A) And was very impressed by his knowledge of Italian culture. B) But he left before I got there. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And was very impressed by his knowledge of Italian culture. 35. You had your instructions-you ..... me the minute you arrived. A) Were phoning. B) Were about to phone. C) Were to phone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were to phone. 36. What is the function of the connector 'then' in a narrative? A) The function of 'then' is to introduce a character. B) The function of 'then' is to provide a moral lesson. C) The function of 'then' is to describe a setting. D) The function of 'then' is to indicate a sequence of events. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The function of 'then' is to indicate a sequence of events. 37. You looked like you ..... something. A) Were about to say. B) Was about to say. C) Were to say. D) Were about to saying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were about to say. 38. British and Japanese people believe that black cats ..... bring them good luck. A) Wiil. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wiil. 39. In 2008, Marie ..... for the first time, but she got sick and couldn't. A) Was voting. B) Was to vote. C) Voted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was to vote. 40. She said she ..... to Marek unless he apologised for being rude A) Wouldn't speak. B) Wasn't to have spoken. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wouldn't speak. 41. I knew I ..... the test. A) Would pass. B) Will pass. C) Pass would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would pass. 42. I used to believe that life in the neighbourhood ..... improve one day. I no longer believe that. A) Was to. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 43. We ..... visit our grandmother over the weekend, but then we changed our mind. A) Would. B) Were going to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were going to. 44. The test was to have ..... on Monday, but it was postponed because the teacher was ill. A) Been. B) Being. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Been. 45. I thought you ..... (call) me before you left, but I didn't receive any message. A) Were going to call. B) Would call. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would call. 46. He was almost sure he ..... his exam. He must be frustrated. A) Was passed. B) Is going to pass. C) Was going to pass. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to pass. 47. When I set off for work this morning, I had no idea it ..... three hours to get there. A) Was going to take. B) Was taking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to take. 48. The baby ..... be born in May, but it was finally born in June. A) Was on the verge of. B) Would. C) Was due to. D) Was about to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was due to. 49. We ..... about the Anglo's decision to start onsite classes but we haven't heard anything yet. A) Were to have been told. B) Were to be told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were to be told. 50. I saw she was angry, but I didn't think she ..... A) Will shout. B) Was going to shout. C) Was shouting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to shout. 51. They trained hard, not knowing they ..... win the championship that year. A) A) would. B) Could. C) Should. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) would. 52. I didn't know that you ..... your dog to the house. We were so unprepared for Rover. A) Would bring. B) Weren't going to bring. C) Were going to bring. D) Wouldn't bring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were going to bring. 53. The bridge was to have been completed this year ..... A) But a number of accidents have led to delays. B) And is to be opened by the president next month. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But a number of accidents have led to delays. 54. Choose the correct conjunction to complete the sentence.You can use the bathroom ..... I have finished using it. A) Once. B) Although. C) Unless. D) As far as. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Once. 55. When I was a child, I never thought A) Taking the job when I had second thoughts. B) I would do the job I do now. C) Of biting the cake when she saw the wasp. D) Would be a nuclear war between America and the USSR. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I would do the job I do now. 56. She was to meet me outside the cinema, A) So we left home together. B) But I arrived on time. C) But she arrived on time. D) But she never turned up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But she never turned up. 57. Construct a sentence in future in the past using the verb 'to study'. A) I was going to study for the exam last night. B) I will study for the exam last night. C) I am going to study for the exam last night. D) I have studied for the exam last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was going to study for the exam last night. 58. "The plane ..... (take off) when the storm began." A) Was take off. B) Took off. C) Was about to take off. D) Were about to take off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was about to take off. 59. I had to refuse Juan's invitation because I ..... a movie with Caren and Juliana that night. A) Would to seeing. B) Would to see. C) Was seeing. D) Would seeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was seeing. 60. "She ..... (accept) the job, but the salary was too low." A) Hag accepted. B) Was going to accept. C) Accepted. D) Were going to accept. 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