This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. The plane ..... (depart) at noon, but there was a technical issue. A) Was going to depart. B) Was on the verge of departing. C) Was due to depart. D) Would depart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was due to depart. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. Smith is severely injured and will be out of (a) for a while. A) A. action. B) Sight. C) Order. D) Mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. action. 15. 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. 16. The heart pumps blood to all our (a) A) A. organs. B) Heart. C) Body. D) Veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. organs. 17. They ..... be at home. The lights are off. A) Can't. B) Must. C) Will. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 18. Complete the sentence with the best future in the past structure.I ..... call you, but I fell asleep instead. A) Was going to. B) Wasn't going to. C) Were going to. D) Weren't going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. That ..... be Sarah! She moved to Canada. A) Can't. B) Must. C) Might. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 22. 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. 23. Billie Eilish ..... one of the youngest pop starts of the decade. A) Was to have become. B) Was going to become. C) Was becoming. D) Was to become. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was to become. 24. "We ..... (travel) to Japan, but the pandemic started." A) Traveled. B) Was going to travel. C) Were going to travel. D) Had traveled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were going to travel. 25. 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. ← 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