Choose the most appropriate form to refer to the future in the past to complete the sentences below.
Quiz
Chose the correct answer.
1. I saw he had a gun, but I didn’t think he ____.
- will shoot
- was going to shoot
- was shooting
2. I knew you _____ the exam. You didn’t make any effort!
- would fail
- are going to fail
- were failing
3. I lost my passport the day before we _____ for our honeymoon.
- would leave
- were leaving
- left
4. Sorry, I ____ you today, but I forgot.
- was calling
- was going to call
- would call
5. She promised she _____ an end to the situation, but failed to do so.
- would have put
- would put
- was putting
6. He asked whether I _____ him, but there was nothing I could do.
- was helping
- would help
- will help
7. He ____ to Iraq, but he came down with an infection before the trip.
- was sending
- would be sent
- was going to be sent
8. That night I was very excited because the next morning I ____ back home on the first train.
- was going
- went
- would go
9. I told him not to call me that evening, because I ____ for my finals all night.
- would be studying
- was studying
- studied
10. I ____ the car, but I thought I didn’t really need it and decided not to do it.
- was going to buy
- would buy
- was buying