Future From the Past Gap-Fill Exercise

Fill in the gaps with an appropriate verb in the appropriate tense to talk about future from the past. Some of the verbs are given in brackets

1. John said that he (help) us with moving house, but now he says he is unvailable

2. I the house before the visitors came, but I completely forgot about it!

3. I didn't think I the exam, but unfortunately I did so I won't be able to go to the college I wanted to go to

4. I went to bed early because I (leave) early the next morning.

5. I didn't know it this afternoon, otherwise I would have brought my umbrella with me!

6. I (call) you, but then I had to deal with an urgent problem.

7. The bus (be) here at 12.10, it's now 12.40 so where is it!?

8. I didn't have a drink in the pub because I (drive) home.

9. I bought you the earrings because I thought you (like) them!

10. I in the London marathon, but 1 month before I decided not to do it because I hadn't trained enough.

Use the future from the past to discuss branding at the football World Cup with our reading lesson about the brands that really won the 2026 World Cup. Sometimes, what we thought would happen doesn't materialise. Use the future from the past to discuss Mark Zuckerberg's failed Metaverse dream in our advanced reading lesson.

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