yr future in the past: advanced features >} GRAMMAR REFERENCE p.16 hich of the phrases in the box can be used to replace the underlined phrases in the sentences? Do you need to make other changes? o was/were meant to was/were thinking of 4. |wasgoina.te call you last night but then r forgotten your number. ail 2. Weweren't supposed to know what the scientists were tying to find out. It would have ruined the experiment. 3. Iwastold the train would be leaving at 10.30 butit was over half an hour late, 4 We were going to invite Clara to the cinema but she's already seen the film. 5. Ihad no idea that she was going to make such a terrible mistake, 6 He didn’t know it at the time but he would become world-famous. Look at the examples and answer the questions. 1. Ella was to have got married last June. Did Ella get married last June? 2 They were to have finished the report by Tuesday. Does this mean the same as’They didn’t manage to finish the report by Tuesday.’? 3 The institute was to close within the year. Does this mean the same as The institute would close within the year? 4 Three thousand language students were to take partin the study, Did people expect that 3,000 language students ‘would take partiin the study? EF complete the sentences using was/were to and the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1 They (leave) this morning but the flight's been cancelled. 2 Noone had thought she was butshe (go on) to produce so ‘greatest writing of her generation . 3. The study of babies’ ability to recognise erg (publish) in a major scientific journe! ‘deed to make it available online instead particularly intelligent me of the authors Employees (inform) about the company's decision by letter but they've heard nothing yet. We (ign) the contract this afternoon but there’s been a delay. The psychologist (become) a member of 2 major neuroimaging project in the USA but eventually she decided to continue to live and work in Europe. [Gy complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given. He was to finish the project by today. ‘SUPPOSED The project by today. The research paper was to be published this week DUE The researchers paper this week. They were to tellus today if we'd won the competition. BEEN their research We today if we'd won the competition | was going to ask you for some advice THINKING 1 your advice It was almost losing time but the shop assistant let us into the shop. ‘ABOUT The shop assistant let usin We were going to invite Sarah but we knew she'd be away. wouLD but the shop We but we knew she'd Unit 9 HesinngY 5 9 Scanned with CamScanner