This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 23 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The scientist ..... a new formula when she realized an error in her calculations." A) Was due to discover. B) Was going to discover. C) Was on the verge of discovering. D) Would discover. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was on the verge of discovering. 2. We think we will become vegetarians A) We tought we would become vegetarians. B) We would become vegetarians. C) We was going to become vegetarians. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We tought we would become vegetarians. 3. For many people, the 2000s ..... be the end of the world. A) Were going to. B) Would have. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 4. "She ..... the exam when she realized she was unprepared." (almost happened) A) Was about to start. B) Would start. C) Was going to start. D) Had started. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to start. 5. It was to take 48 hours to get to Japan ..... A) And we were exhausted when we arrived. B) But we managed to do it in only a day. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And we were exhausted when we arrived. 6. What do we use 'was/were going to' for? A) To talk about plans or intentions. B) To express irritation. C) To describe past habits. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To talk about plans or intentions. 7. My expectation was that Sandra ..... the promotion, but they gave it Leander instead. A) Was going to get. B) Would get. C) Wouldn't get. D) Wasn't going to get. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would get. 8. My skin feels really (a) and I don't know why. A) A. itchy. B) Sticky. C) Dry. D) Cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. itchy. 9. What is the significance of using 'was/were about to' in a narrative? A) It signifies imminent actions or events, creating suspense and highlighting potential changes. B) It suggests random events, lacking any specific significance. C) It emphasizes past actions, diminishing the story's tension. D) It indicates completed actions, providing closure to the narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It signifies imminent actions or events, creating suspense and highlighting potential changes. 10. After the presentation of the iPhone, I thought we ..... to use smartphones. A) Was. B) Would. C) Were about. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were about. 11. We ..... going to go for a long walk, but it started raining, so we stayed inside A) Were. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 12. In the 1960s, many people were afraid there A) Cost $ 20 billion, but they overran the budge. B) Going to be built here but there were mass protests. C) Would stop at midnight on 31 December. D) Would be a nuclear war between America and the USSR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would be a nuclear war between America and the USSR. 13. I ..... (tell) him the news when he suddenly walked in. A) Was on the verge of telling. B) Would tell. C) Was about to tell. D) Was due to tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was about to tell. 14. Sorry, I'm late. I ..... you but well, to be honest, I just forgot! A) Would call. B) Would have called you. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would have called you. 15. Which modal shows the least certainty? A) Must. B) Might. C) Will. D) Has to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 16. Which sentence uses past continuous for a future arrangement in the past? A) "I was going to travel last summer.". B) "I was traveling to Paris the next day.". C) "I would travel if I had money.". D) "I had traveled before.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I was traveling to Paris the next day.". 17. "You ..... (like) the surprise, I was sure!" A) Were liked. B) Had liked. C) Liked. D) Would like. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would like. 18. She said she ..... call me back after the meeting. A) Would. B) Was going to. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 19. Tell me if the clause in bold is an independent clause or a subordinate clause.By the time the police came, the robber had escaped. A) Independent Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 20. Which structure is used for fixed future arrangements from a past perspective? A) Past continuous. B) Would + infinitive. C) Was going to. D) Past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past continuous. 21. My grandparents thought flying cars ..... to appear by the 2000s. A) Were likely. B) Was to. C) Would have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were likely. 22. We knew that in a week's time we ..... on the beach. A) Would lie. B) Would be lying. C) Were lying. D) Lied. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would be lying. 23. We ..... (sign) the contract this afternoon but there's been a delay. A) Was to sign. B) Was to have been signing. C) Were to sign. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were to sign. 24. They ..... influential in their field. A) Were become. B) Were becoming. C) Were to become. D) Would to become. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were to become. 25. Choose the appropriate time expression to use with narrative tenses in the sentence:'She ..... to the concert last night.' A) Gone. B) Goed. C) Went. D) Go. 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