Question 1
Maria thought she _____ her boyfriend at the airport, but he cancelled his trip at the last minute.
Options: was going to meet, will meet, would meet
This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown. Complete the sentences about past intentions, expectations, and personal decisions that later changed or did not happen as planned. Pay attention to the correct use of future in the past forms.
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Question 1
Maria thought she _____ her boyfriend at the airport, but he cancelled his trip at the last minute.
Options: was going to meet, will meet, would meet
Question 2
They _____ married in June, but they decided to postpone the wedding until autumn.
Options: were getting, were going to get, are going to get
Question 3
Jake promised his girlfriend he _____ smoking, but he never actually quit.
Options: will stop, would stop, was stopping
Question 4
My parents said they _____ my decision to live with my boyfriend, but they were clearly disappointed.
Options: would support, will support, were supporting
Question 5
Lisa _____ her ex-husband again after the divorce, but they ended up becoming friends.
Options: wasn't going to see, won't see, wouldn't see
Question 6
We _____ our relationship a secret, but everyone found out within a week.
Options: will keep, were going to keep, would keep
Question 7
Emma believed that moving in together _____ their relationship stronger, but it actually caused more problems.
Options: would make, will make, was going to make
Question 8
Robert knew his parents _____ happy about his divorce, so he delayed telling them for months.
Options: wouldn't be, won't be, weren't going to be
Question 9
I _____ him about my past relationships, but he asked so many questions that I had to be honest.
Options: wasn't going to tell, wouldn't tell, won't tell
Question 10
The couple thought that therapy _____ all their problems, but they still ended up separating.
Options: will solve, was going to solve, would solve
Question 11
She promised me that she _____ her ex-boyfriend anymore, but I saw them together last week.
Options: wouldn't see, wasn't going to see, won't see
Question 12
We _____ our engagement until after graduation, but we were too excited and announced it early.
Options: were going to wait to announce, would wait to announce, will wait to announce
Practise Relationships and Personal Decisions with this interactive fill-in-the-blank exercise of 12 questions. Choose the option that correctly completes each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every choice.
Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Relationships and Personal Decisions in everyday English.
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