This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the 1980s, many people believed we ..... in Mars by now. What a crazy prediction! A) Would live. B) Was going to live. C) Were living. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would live. 2. Some girls are still sure that their life ..... be a long honeymoon if they get married in June. A) Will. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 3. We ..... to get tickets but they've all just sold out. A) Would hope. B) Were hoping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were hoping. 4. My grandpa promised me he ..... me a present from Paris but I guess he forgot. A) Were bringing. B) Was going to bring. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to bring. 5. We expected she ..... the first prize. A) Will get. B) Got. C) Would get. D) Gets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would get. 6. John went over his notes one final time. He ..... a speech thatevening and knew he had to be fully prepared. A) Was giving. B) Would have given. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was giving. 7. We ..... a scheduled pay raise but it was delayed. A) Were to receive. B) Was to receive. C) Were to received. D) Were received. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were to receive. 8. Which of the following is a future in the past:'I was going to travel' or 'I will travel'? A) I was going to travel. B) I will be traveling. C) I traveled. D) I am traveling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was going to travel. 9. Sorry, I didn't answer your call. I was in a meeting and the presentation ..... start early. A) Would. B) Is going to. C) Will. D) Was supposed to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was supposed to. 10. You promised you ..... lie to me ever again! A) Was supposed. B) Wouldn't. C) Were going to. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wouldn't. 11. Where ..... (stay) when she went to Ensenada? A) Were she going to stay. B) Was she going to stay. C) Was she staying. D) Were she staying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was she going to stay. 12. Becky went to the office early. She ..... her new boss that day and wanted to make a good impression. A) Would be meeting. B) Was meeting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was meeting. 13. What does the connector 'while' indicate in a sequence of events? A) A cause-and-effect relationship. B) Simultaneity of events. C) Consecutiveness of events. D) A single event occurring at a specific time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simultaneity of events. 14. Did you sure they ..... for another 2 hours? A) Would not be talking. B) Would not talking. C) Will not talking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would not be talking. 15. I was absolutely sure that my luck ..... double if I gave my four-leaf clover to somebody else. A) Will. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 16. Jaime ..... to bed when his doorbell rang. A) Was supposed to be. B) Was about to go. C) Wouldn't borrow. D) Would have bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was about to go. 17. We were angry because the show ..... at 5 p.m. but in the end it started at 6.30. A) Was start. B) Was going to start. C) Was starting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to start. 18. She said she ..... to me unless I apologised. A) Wasn't speak. B) Was going to speak. C) Had spoken. D) Wouldn't speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wouldn't speak. 19. I already told Mark that when he arrived, ..... out for dinner. A) We would go. B) She would go. C) We would went. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We would go. 20. They thought the journey ..... dangerous. A) Is. B) Will be. C) Would be. D) Was being. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would be. 21. The twenty police officers who were to have gone off duty at eight ..... A) Went to the Christmas party. B) Had to remain in the police station. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to remain in the police station. 22. How does the connector 'moreover' enhance a narrative? A) Moreover introduces a contrasting idea. B) Moreover provides a conclusion to the narrative. C) Moreover enhances a narrative by providing additional, reinforcing information. D) Moreover summarizes the previous points. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moreover enhances a narrative by providing additional, reinforcing information. 23. She promised she ..... me, but she never did. A) Would call. B) Wouldn't call. C) Would called. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would call. 24. How does the connector 'until' function in a narrative? A) The connector 'until' describes an action that happens simultaneously with another. B) The connector 'until' is used to indicate a cause or reason. C) The connector 'until' indicates a condition or point in time that must be reached before an action occurs. D) The connector 'until' signifies a completed action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The connector 'until' indicates a condition or point in time that must be reached before an action occurs. 25. She told me she ..... English for three years. A) Would study. B) Was studying. C) Studied. D) Studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was studying. ← 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