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Adv II - future in the past

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sentence shows future in the past?

a)

He had to be a famous singer

b)

I was about to start performing that task

c)

She was looking for that info

d)

They are supposed to reveal a capsule soon

2.

Is the sentence written grammatically correctly:

At that time, I didn't know that I would never see her again

a)

Yes

b)

No

3.

I ________ shopping when the phone rang.

a)

was meaning to go

b)

was about to go

c)

was to go shopping

4.

We ___________ for directions when we saw the station

ahead of us.

a)

would ask

b)

were supposed to ask

c)

were on the point of asking

d)

would like to ask

5.

Is the sentence written grammatically correctly:

She meant tell you about the dinner, but she forgot

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

The party __________ outside but it rained and party was cancelled.

a)

was

b)

is to be

c)

mean to be

d)

was to have been

7.

My sister and I ________ taking our parents on

holiday but we didn’t.

a)

were thinking of

b)

thought to

c)

would

d)

will be

8.

Is the sentence written correctly:

She got sick when she was on the verge of becoming a superstar.

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

He went to China in 2005, where he ________ teach

for ten years.

a)

will

b)

would be

c)

would

d)

would have

10.

They were on the ______ of giving up

when they found the solution.

a)

point

b)

wire

c)

verse

d)

verge

11.

I told him that I ______ try coming to the speaking club.

a)

will

b)

would

c)

have to

d)

will have