This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the structure used for beliefs that were certain to happen in the future: A) Would. B) Bound to. C) About to. D) Likely to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bound to. 2. I ..... leave the office when my boss asked me to stay. A) Was about to. B) Would. C) Was going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to. 3. They ..... join us at the theatre at 7.30. A) Were about to. B) Were to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were to. 4. It was to take them several hours to put out the fire, A) But it took them a long time. B) So they did it quickly. C) But they did it in only two. D) But they finished late. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But they did it in only two. 5. Complete the sentence with the best future in the past structure.They ..... eat at the restaurant but it was closed. A) Was going to. B) Wasn't going to. C) Were going to. D) Weren't going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were going to. 6. They ..... visit their grandparents, but the trip was canceled. A) Were going to. B) Would. C) Were to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to. 7. My teacher wasn't in class that Friday because he ..... married that weekend. A) Would getting. B) Would to getting. C) Was getting. D) Were getting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was getting. 8. Sorry, I forgot we ..... dinner together today. A) Have. B) Had had. C) Were supposed to have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were supposed to have. 9. What is the purpose of the present simple tense? A) To talk about habits and repeated behaviour in the present. B) To describe past actions. C) To express future intentions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To talk about habits and repeated behaviour in the present. 10. I ..... anyone, but I just can't keep this secret any longer! A) Would tell. B) Was going to tell. C) Wasn't going to tell. D) Wouldn't tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wasn't going to tell. 11. Mary:You look very cold.Lucy:When I left the house, I had no idea it ..... (snow) this afternoon. A) Was snowing. B) Was going to snow. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to snow. 12. Provide an example of a sentence using 'would' to indicate a future action from a past perspective. A) He thought he would finish the project last month. B) She said she would travel to Paris next year. C) I hoped I would see her at the concert yesterday. D) They believed they would win the game next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said she would travel to Paris next year. 13. Complete the sentence:I knew you ..... the exam. You didn't make any effort! A) Are going to fail. B) Were failing. C) Would fail. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would fail. 14. Create a sentence using 'was about to' to describe a near future action in the past. A) He was about to start his homework when the power went out. B) I was about to call her when my phone died. C) They were about to go for a walk when it began to snow. D) She was about to leave for the party when it started to rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was about to leave for the party when it started to rain. 15. Complete the sentence with the best future in the past structure.I ..... say anything, but I think you should know. A) Was going to. B) Wasn't going to. C) Were going to. D) Weren't going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wasn't going to. 16. I told you he ..... everybody. He can't keep a secret! A) Was going to tell. B) Would tell. C) Both options are correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both options are correct. 17. She gave hope and opportunity to so many people who had had none and her factory ..... a model for several similar schemes around the country. A) Would later explain. B) Was to become. C) Would go on to employ. D) Was destined to reject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was to become. 18. As a child, I thought I ..... to travel to Cabo Verde as an astronaut. A) Would like. B) Was. C) Will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 19. Construct a sentence in future in the past using the verb 'to eat'. A) I am eating dinner at 7 pm today. B) I was going to eat dinner at 7 pm yesterday. C) I will eat dinner at 7 pm tomorrow. D) I eat dinner at 7 pm every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was going to eat dinner at 7 pm yesterday. 20. Sean:What's the matter?Ryan:I thought my friend ..... (be) angry with me for turning up late but she was late herself. A) Was. B) Would be. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would be. 21. "She ..... (call) you when the power went out." A) Called. B) Going to call. C) Was to call. D) Was about to call. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was about to call. 22. I ..... the memory app every day for ten minutes but ..... A) Would have used. B) Was supposed to use. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was supposed to use. 23. Choose the best rewrite: "I changed my mind about studying." A) I was going to study, but I will relax. B) I will going study, but I was relaxing. C) I study and relax. D) I was relax, but I will study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was going to study, but I will relax. 24. They ..... (leave) this morning but the flight's been cancelled. A) Are to have left. B) Was to leave. C) Were to have left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were to have left. 25. We ..... make an offer for the house but then we saw somewhere we liked even more. A) Were going to. B) Wouldn't. C) Would have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to. 26. How is the past continuous tense used to indicate future actions in the past? A) The past continuous tense describes completed actions in the past. B) The past continuous tense indicates actions that will never happen. C) The past continuous tense indicates future actions in the past by describing ongoing actions planned for a future time relative to a past moment. D) The past continuous tense is used to express habitual actions in the present. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The past continuous tense indicates future actions in the past by describing ongoing actions planned for a future time relative to a past moment. 27. ORGANIZE:come / you would not/ I knew/ to the party A) Come you would not I knew to the party. B) I knew you would not come to the party. C) Come to the party I knew you would not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I knew you would not come to the party. 28. The young man ..... to be president. A) Would later grow up. B) Was later to grow up. C) Later became. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would later grow up. 29. I ..... (call) you last night, but I fell asleep early. A) Was about to call. B) Would call. C) Was on the verge of calling. D) Was due to call. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to call. 30. She promised she ..... never tell anyone. A) Would. B) Was going to. C) Was to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. ← 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 6Future In Past Quiz 7Future In Past Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books