This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We were to stay with Rodrigo in Lisbon A) Many times before he moved to Madrid. B) But he moved to Madrid. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many times before he moved to Madrid. 2. Tell me if the clause in bold is an independent clause or a subordinate clause.Despite studying all night, he failed the test. A) Independent clause. B) Subordinate clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate clause. 3. She looks confused. She ..... understand the instructions. A) Can. B) Will. C) Must. D) Might not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might not. 4. We ..... (announce) the winner, but we encountered a delay with the results. A) Were going to announce. B) Were due to announce. C) Would announce. D) Were about to announce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were about to announce. 5. Choose the correct conjunction to complete the sentence.You won't fail the class ..... you passed the exam. A) Given that. B) Whereas. C) Though. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Given that. 6. Give an example of a sentence that uses 'was/were going to' and did not happen. A) She was going to bake a cake, but she ran out of eggs. B) I was going to go to the concert, but I got sick. C) I was going to finish my project, but I lost my notes. D) They were going to travel abroad, but the flight was canceled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was going to go to the concert, but I got sick. 7. How could she ever pay for the new car? It ..... her 3 years to save that amount of money. A) Would to take. B) Would take. C) Was take. D) Were taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would take. 8. "The chef ..... (add) salt when he noticed the mistake." A) Had added. B) Were about to add. C) Was about to add. D) Was to add. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was about to add. 9. Shane ..... football with his friends in the park, but then he was ordered by his parents to prepare some dinner. A) Wasn't going to play. B) Would play. C) Wouldn't play. D) Was going to play. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was going to play. 10. "The actor ..... (sign) the contract when he changed his mind." A) Was about to sign. B) Had signed. C) Signed. D) Were about to sign. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to sign. 11. Employees ..... (inform) about the company's decision by letter but they've heard nothing yet. A) Were to be informed. B) Was to be informed. C) Was informing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were to be informed. 12. Choose the appropriate time expression to use with narrative tenses in the sentence:'I ..... to the store yesterday.' A) Will go. B) Go. C) Going. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 13. I ..... tell you the truth, but you left the room. A) Would. B) Was going to. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was about to. 14. I thought that Chelsea ..... the game easily, but the smaller team surprised them and beat the Blues 2-1. A) Wasn't going to win. B) Was going to win. C) Would win. D) Wouldn't win. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would win. 15. "She ..... tell the truth, but she got scared." (unfulfilled intention) A) Had been. B) Was about to. C) Was going to. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to. 16. In the 1950s people thought robots ..... be assistants at home or work. A) Would. B) Will. C) Can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 17. I was going to call you earlier, A) But it completely slipped my mind. B) So I called you now. C) But you forgot. D) So I left home early. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But it completely slipped my mind. 18. She didn't realize that her words ..... hurt him. A) Would. B) Was to. C) Was going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 19. The construction of the cathedral was to have begun in 1650 ..... A) And go on for over 80 years. B) But a shortage of labour delayed the start for a further 20 years. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But a shortage of labour delayed the start for a further 20 years. 20. After the war he was to teach at London University A) But no money was available to employ him. B) For ten years. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For ten years. 21. Where does the conjunction 'as long as' go? ..... you can eat dessert ..... you finish all of your vegetables. A) The first space. B) The second space. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The second space. 22. The meeting ..... start at 9 AM sharp, as scheduled. A) Was to. B) Would. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to. 23. The accident ..... to happen, ever since you used cheaper materials. A) Would. B) Was about. C) Was bound. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was bound. 24. I ..... get in the bath when I saw the spider and screamed. A) Wouldn't. B) Was about to. C) Was supposed to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was about to. 25. The plane ..... (depart) at noon, but there was a technical issue. A) Was on the verge of departing. B) Would depart. C) Was due to depart. D) Was going to depart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was due to depart. 26. Tell me if the clause in bold is an independent clause or a subordinate clause.You can play with your friends as long as you finish your homework. A) Independent Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate Clause. 27. We ..... go hiking, but the weather was terrible. A) Were going to. B) Was about to. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to. 28. We didn't know that he ..... like that. A) Would react. B) Were going to react. C) Both options are correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would react. 29. In the 1970s, humans believed the NASA ..... to colonize the Moon or Mars. A) Was bound. B) Was going to. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was bound. 30. Smith is severely injured and will be out of (a) for a while. A) A. action. B) Mind. C) Order. D) Sight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. action. 31. He said he ..... help me move the furniture tomorrow. A) Would. B) Was going to. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 32. The heart pumps blood to all our (a) A) Body. B) A. organs. C) Veins. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. organs. 33. They ..... be at home. The lights are off. A) Can't. B) Must. C) Will. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 34. Complete the sentence with the best future in the past structure.I ..... call you, but I fell asleep instead. A) Were going to. B) Was going to. C) Wasn't going to. D) Weren't going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to. 35. Conjugate the verb in future in the past for the sentence:'I knew she ..... call me as soon as she got home.' A) Will call. B) Calling. C) Would call. D) Called. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would call. 36. The ceremony ..... start at 6 PM, and everyone arrived on time. A) Was to. B) Would. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to. 37. That ..... be Sarah! She moved to Canada. A) Could. B) Might. C) Must. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't. 38. I heard she was going to start a new job, A) And I did, almost immediately. B) So I called him before he left. C) But I don't know whether she did or not. D) But I didn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But I don't know whether she did or not. 39. Billie Eilish ..... one of the youngest pop starts of the decade. A) Was becoming. B) Was to become. C) Was going to become. D) Was to have become. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was to become. 40. "We ..... (travel) to Japan, but the pandemic started." A) Had traveled. B) Was going to travel. C) Were going to travel. D) Traveled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were going to travel. 41. She said, "I am going to be a chemist." A) She said that she were going to be a chemist. B) She would be a chemist. C) She said that she would be a chemist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she would be a chemist. 42. He knew she ..... at home, but he rang the bell anyway A) Wouldn't be. B) Wasn't being. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wouldn't be. 43. Which is NOT a future in the past structure? A) Would + infinitive. B) Past perfect continuous. C) Was/were about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past perfect continuous. 44. He ..... speak to her when she suddenly left. A) Was about to. B) Would. C) Was going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to. 45. Which structure is used for predictions from a past perspective? A) Past perfect. B) Past continuous. C) Was/were going to. D) Would + infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would + infinitive. 46. I ..... (talk) to my teacher about my grades, but she was busy. A) Was on the verge of talking. B) Was due to talk. C) Was about to talk. D) Were going to talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were going to talk. 47. Nora ..... how she became determined to break this negative cycle ..... A) Would later explain. B) Was destined to reject. C) Was to become. D) Would go on to employ. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would later explain. 48. "We ..... have a party, but it rained." (unfulfilled plan) A) Were going to. B) Would. C) Were having. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to. 49. You were supposed to A) Have finished this last week. What happened?. B) Taking the job when I had second thoughts. C) Would stop at midnight on 31 December. D) But his eyesight wasn't good enough. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have finished this last week. What happened?. 50. What is the difference between 'used to' and 'get used to'? A) 'Used to' refers to past habits, while 'get used to' means becoming accustomed to something. B) 'Used to' is for future actions, while 'get used to' is for past actions. C) 'Used to' is a present tense, while 'get used to' is a past tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Used to' refers to past habits, while 'get used to' means becoming accustomed to something. 51. He's not answering his phone. He ..... be busy. A) Might not. B) Won't. C) Can't. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must. 52. A:You look very cold. B:When I left the house, I had no idea it ..... this afternoon. A:I was prepared-I saw the weather forecast last night! A) Was snowing. B) Would have snowed. C) Would snow. D) Was to snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would snow. 53. In the 1980s, some scientists considered robots ..... to destroy humanity. A) Was going. B) Would. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 54. You're wearing a coat. It ..... be cold outside. A) Must. B) Can't. C) Won't. D) Might not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 55. I was going to study, but I will ..... a movie. A) Watch. B) Watched. C) Watching. D) Watches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watch. 56. Steve ..... me with my homework, but he didn't come. A) Was going to help. B) Was going to. C) Wasn't going to help. D) Were going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to help. 57. "The students ..... (protest) when the principal arrived." A) Was about to protest. B) Was protesting. C) Were about to protest. D) Were to protest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were about to protest. 58. "They ..... leave when the alarm rang." (almost happened) A) Were going to. B) Were about to. C) Would. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were about to. 59. The band ..... (perform) in three concerts but this may change as not all the tickets have been sold yet. A) Were to performing. B) Were to perform. C) Were to have been performing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were to perform. 60. Lara walked into a glass door and was out (a) for a minute. A) A. cold. B) Dead. C) And down. D) Hard. 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