This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Future > Future In Past – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Future In Past Quiz 26 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do we use the past simple for? A) To talk about repeated past actions and duration. B) To describe future plans. C) To express annoyance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To talk about repeated past actions and duration. 2. What does 'was/were about to' refer to? A) Events in the very near future or interrupted actions. B) Past actions. C) Future predictions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Events in the very near future or interrupted actions. 3. Can we use 'would' to talk about past states? A) Yes, we can. B) No, we cannot. C) Only in certain contexts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, we cannot. 4. I wanted to go to the party, but I ..... to London that morning. A) Was flying. B) Would fly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was flying. 5. The bus ..... (leave) at 5 PM, but they delayed it due to weather conditions. A) Was due to leave. B) Was going to leave. C) Was about to leave. D) Would leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was due to leave. 6. What does 'was/were going to' emphasize in a sentence? A) It emphasizes an intention or plan in the past. B) It indicates a future possibility. C) It shows a completed action in the past. D) It describes a current habit or routine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It emphasizes an intention or plan in the past. 7. The president ..... announce the new policy yesterday at noon. A) Would. B) Was about to. C) Was to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was to. 8. You assured us that ..... no delays. A) Will be. B) There will be. C) Had been. D) There would be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There would be. 9. The manager of the band ..... (fire) but they decided to give him another chance. A) Was to fired. B) Was to have been fired. C) Was to been fired. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was to have been fired. 10. John:Are you coming out tonight?Paul:I ..... (finish) my assignment but, actually, I think I can leave it until Saturday. A) Was going to finish. B) About to finish. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going to finish. 11. "She ..... the door when the phone rang." (interrupted action) A) Was about to close. B) Would close. C) Had closed. D) Was going to close. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to close. 12. "They ..... marry in June, but they postponed it." (unfulfilled intention) A) Would. B) Were about to. C) Were going to. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were going to. 13. He was going to exercise, but he will ..... a nap. A) Take. B) Taken. C) Took. D) Taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take. 14. I ..... call her when I saw her leaving the house. A) Was about to. B) Would. C) Was going to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was about to. 15. The young scientist ..... important discoveries. A) Was to go on to make. B) Would go on to make. C) Were to go on to make. D) Would to go on to make. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would go on to make. 16. In the 1980s, many people thought humans ..... have robotic implants like the movies. A) Would. B) Was to. C) Was likely to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 17. We ..... to call you, but someone said you were away. A) Were going to. B) Was going. C) Weren't going to. D) Were going. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were going. 18. "They ..... (win) the game, and they did!" A) Won. B) Had won. C) Would win. D) Has won. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would win. 19. Tell me if the clause in bold is an independent clause or a subordinate clause.I decided to go to sleep early after working all day. A) Independent Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 20. Usa la forma correcta del future in the past: "He promised he ..... (help) me with the project." A) Helped. B) Would helped. C) Was going help. D) Would help. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would help. 21. "He said he ..... call me, but he forgot." (promise from the past) A) Was going to. B) Had been. C) Was having. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would. 22. I was going to visit you, but I will ..... tomorrow. A) Come. B) Came. C) Coming. D) Comes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Come. 23. The conference ..... begin at 10 AM, according to the schedule. A) Was to. B) Would. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was to. 24. In the 1970s, people thought the oil A) Would run out very soon. B) Would be a nuclear war between America and the USSR. C) Become the most famous singer of all time. D) Go to the dentist yesterday but I forgot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would run out very soon. 25. They ..... sell their house, but changed their mind. A) Were going to. B) Would. C) Was about to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going to. ← 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