Future In Past Quiz 25 (13 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. Construct a sentence in future in the past using the verb 'to travel'.

Correct Answer: D) I was going to travel to Europe next summer.

2. Maddy fell off her horse and has had a (a) injury ever since.

Correct Answer: A) A. spinal.

3. Where does the conjunction 'despite' go? ..... being lactose intolerant, ..... I love cheese pizza.

Correct Answer: A) First space.

4. A:Are you coming out tonight? B:I ..... my assignment but, actually, I think I can leave it until Saturday.

Correct Answer: B) Was going to finish.

5. "I ..... (attend) the meeting, but I got sick."

Correct Answer: A) Was going to attend.

6. She ..... enter the room when someone shouted her name.

Correct Answer: A) Was about to.

7. We ..... to share an apartment when we left college

Correct Answer: C) Were going.

8. She ..... (graduate) by now, but she decided to take a gap year.

Correct Answer: B) Was due to graduate.

9. We saw six ways to talk about future in the past. Which one is NOT one of them?

Correct Answer: E) Will.

10. He ..... leave the house when the phone rang.

Correct Answer: B) Was about to.

11. What is the difference between 'would' and 'was going to' in terms of certainty?

Correct Answer: D) 'Would' is less certain than 'was going to'.

12. She ..... an award-winning writer.

Correct Answer: D) Was destined to become.

13. My brother ..... have won the game, but he missed the last shot.

Correct Answer: B) Was to.