This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They ..... that test ..... more easily A) Hope, will be. B) Hoped, would be being. C) Hoped, would be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hoped, would be. 2. They called just as I ..... to bed. A) Went. B) Would go. C) Was about to go. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was about to go. 3. They ..... finish the project, but the lights went out A) Were on the verge of. B) Were to have. C) Were supposed to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were supposed to. 4. The NASA ..... going to send a mission to Mars, but there was no money for the program. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 5. In the sentence 'He was going to call her later, ' what does 'later' signify? A) An indefinite time without a specific reference. B) A future time when the action will occur. C) A time that has no relation to the action being discussed. D) A past time when the action has already occurred. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A future time when the action will occur. 6. Complete the sentence:I told him not to call me that evening, because I ..... for my finals all night. A) Would study. B) Would be studying. C) Studied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would be studying. 7. Billy promised that he would have passed all exams ..... A) Whole day. B) All the time. C) By the Wednesday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By the Wednesday. 8. Anna and Lidia turned up at my apartment just as I ..... to bed. A) Was about to go. B) Would go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to go. 9. They were packing their suitcases as they were leaving for a holiday. A) Were leaving. B) Were lived. C) Were going to live. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were leaving. 10. What role does 'finally' play in organizing a narrative? A) 'Finally' emphasizes the main conflict of the story. B) 'Finally' introduces a new character in the narrative. C) 'Finally' indicates the conclusion of a narrative. D) 'Finally' serves as a transition to a flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'Finally' indicates the conclusion of a narrative. 11. He thought he ..... finish the project on time. A) B) would. B) Was planning to. C) Might have. D) Could possibly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B) would. 12. Before he ..... this afternoon, he will make dinner. A) Study. B) Studies. C) Will study. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Studies. 13. I knew you ..... You didn't make any effort! A) Would fail. B) Are going to fail. C) Were failing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would fail. 14. Which is the correct form of this sentence:Melissa meant tell you about the dinner invitation, but sheforgot. A) Melissa meant telling you about the dinner invitation, but sheforgot. B) Melissa meant to tell you about the dinner invitation, but sheforgot. C) Melissa mean to tell you about the dinner invitation, but sheforgot. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Melissa meant to tell you about the dinner invitation, but sheforgot. 15. We ..... (share) an apartment when we left college, but our plans didn't work out. A) Were going to share. B) Would share. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to share. 16. Which structure is used to talk about official arrangements/plans? A) Was/were about to + inf. B) Was/were due to + inf. C) Was/were to + inf. D) Was/were going to + inf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was/were to + inf. 17. Tomiko and Celia ..... their presentation yesterday, but they said they needed more time. A) Were supposed to give. B) Would be giving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were supposed to give. 18. He said he ..... the match but it was cancelled. A) Was going to see. B) Was going to saw. C) Is going to see. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to see. 19. Simon was shy at school. I had no idea that one day he ..... become a famous film star. A) Was about to. B) Was going to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to. 20. That's amazing! We were ..... to phone for a taxi when one came down the road! Heaven sent! A) About. B) Supposed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About. 21. The couple who died in the fire ..... married at the end of the month. Choose TWO correct options A) Were getting. B) Would get. C) Were due to get. D) Are getting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were due to get. 22. We were ..... go on holiday when we heard the news. A) About just to. B) Just about to. C) About to just. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Just about to. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. 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