Career Plans That Changed

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 career expectations, professional plans, and goals people believed they would achieve. Focus on using future in the past structures correctly.

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Question 1

Sarah believed she _____ as a lawyer, but she ended up becoming a teacher instead.

Options: would work, will work, was working

Question 2

Mark didn't realize that his decision to study art _____ his entire career path.

Options: will change, would change, was going to change

Question 3

The recruiter told me that the interview process _____ about three weeks.

Options: was going to take, will take, would have taken

Question 4

Lisa had no idea that accepting the transfer _____ such a positive impact on her career development.

Options: would have, will have, was having

Question 5

My parents assumed I _____ in finance like my father did, but I chose a completely different field.

Options: was going to work, would have worked, will work

Question 6

The consultant warned us that the restructuring _____ at least six months to complete.

Options: would take, will take, was taking

Question 7

The training program _____ three months, but it was extended to six months due to high demand.

Options: was going to last, would have lasted, will last

Question 8

Nobody imagined that remote work _____ the standard for so many professions.

Options: will become, would become, was becoming

Question 9

After the interview, I felt confident that I _____ the position, and fortunately I was right.

Options: would get, was getting, will get

Question 10

We were told that the company _____ new offices in three different cities by the end of the year.

Options: was going to open, will open, would have opened

Practise Career Plans That Changed with this interactive fill-in-the-blank exercise of 10 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 Career Plans That Changed in everyday English.

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