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, had met
Relationships and Personal Decisions
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 2
They _____ married in June, but they decided to postpone the wedding until autumn.
Options: got, were going to get, are going to get
Question 3
Jake promised his girlfriend he _____ smoking, but he never actually quit.
Options: will stop, had stopped, would stop
Question 4
Years ago, my parents said they _____ my decision to live with my boyfriend once I moved out the following month, but they later refused to speak to me for months.
Options: would support, will support, were supporting
Question 5
At the time of the divorce, Lisa decided that she _____ her ex-husband again, but they ended up becoming friends.
Options: won't see, wasn't going to see, hadn't seen
Question 6
We _____ our relationship a secret, but everyone found out within a week.
Options: will keep, were going keep, were going to keep
Question 7
Before they moved in together, Emma believed that the change _____ their relationship stronger, but it actually caused more problems.
Options: would make, will make, had made
Question 8
Before telling them about the divorce, Robert knew his parents _____ happy about it, so he delayed the conversation for months.
Options: won't be, wouldn't be, hadn't been
Question 9
Before our conversation, I had decided that I _____ him about my past relationships, but he asked so many questions that I had to be honest.
Options: hadn't told, won't tell, wasn't going to tell
Question 10
When the couple began therapy, they thought it _____ all their problems, but they still ended up separating.
Options: would solve, will solve, had solved
Question 11
She promised me that she _____ her ex-boyfriend anymore, but I saw them together last week.
Options: wouldn't saw, wouldn't see, won't see
Question 12
We _____ our engagement until after graduation, but we were too excited and announced it early.
Options: had waited to announce, will wait to announce, were going to 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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