Future In Past Quiz 30 (8 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. She ..... enter the room when someone shouted her name.

Correct Answer: A) Was about to.

2. We ..... to share an apartment when we left college

Correct Answer: C) Were going.

3. She ..... (graduate) by now, but she decided to take a gap year.

Correct Answer: B) Was due to graduate.

4. We saw six ways to talk about future in the past. Which one is NOT one of them?

Correct Answer: E) Will.

5. He ..... leave the house when the phone rang.

Correct Answer: B) Was about to.

6. What is the difference between 'would' and 'was going to' in terms of certainty?

Correct Answer: D) 'Would' is less certain than 'was going to'.

7. She ..... an award-winning writer.

Correct Answer: D) Was destined to become.

8. My brother ..... have won the game, but he missed the last shot.

Correct Answer: B) Was to.