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    Future in the past

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    Exercises
    Explanation

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    Exercise 2
    Choose the correct or most appropriate form/s to refer to the future in the past for the sentences below.

     
    You have completed this test.
    Correct answers: 8/10.
    Your score is 80%.
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    1 I ______ Sam for money, but I didn't because I don't want to owe him anything.

    a. was asking
    b. would ask
    c. will ask
    d. was going to ask

    ➪ We use be going to to talk about future intentions or plans.

    ➪ The past equivalent is was/were going to.

    2 I had a feeling that the party ______ a disaster. Choose TWO correct options

    a. would be
    b. was being
    c. was to be
    d. was going to be

    ➪ We can use will or be going to to make future predictions.

    3 We didn't expect that he ______ like that.

    a. would react
    b. was reacting
    c. would be reacted
    d. will react

    ➪ We use will to make predictions about things that we think will happen.

    ➪ The past equivalent is would.


    4 She ______ her speech when someone threw an egg at her. Choose TWO correct options

    a. would finish
    b. was about to finish
    c. was going to finish
    d. would be finishing

    ➪ We use be going to to talk about something that is very near to happen or that we see is going to happen.

    ➪  We often use be about to + infinitive to say that something will happen in a very near future.

    5 I told you she ______ everybody. She can't keep a secret.

    a. was going to tell


    b. was telling
    c. will tell
    d. told

    ➪ We can use be going to to make future predictions about things that we see will happen.

    ➪ The past equivalent is was/were going to.

    6 After finishing his last book, I asked him what he ______ next, but he just didn't know. Choose TWO correct options

    a. was doing
    b. would be doing
    c. did
    d. was going to do

    ➪ We use be going to to talk about future intentions or plans. The past equivalent is was/were going to.

    ➪ We can also use the future continuous in this sense. The past equivalent is would be + -ing verb.

    7 The baby ______ be born in March, but it was finally born in April.

    a. was about to
    b. was due to
    c. would
    d. was on the verge of

    ➪ We use be due to + infinitive to talk about things that are planned or expected to happen.

    ➪ The past equivalent is was/were due to.

    8 The couple who died in the fire ______ married at the end of the month. Choose TWO correct options

    a. were getting
    b. would get
    c. were due to get
    d. are getting

    ➪ We can use the present continuous to talk about future arrangements.

    ➪ We can also use be due to + infinitive to talk about things that are planned or expected to happen.

    9 The next day we ______ to Germany where we ______ a press conference.

    a. would fly / attended


    b. were going to fly / attended
    c. will fly / would attend
    d. were flying / were due to attend

    ➪ We can use the present continuous to talk about future arrangements. The past equivalent is the past continuous.

    ➪ We use be due to + infinitive to talk about things that are planned or expected to happen.

    10 A family of six, who ______ the following week, died when the building collapsed. Choose TWO correct options

    a. were to move out


    b. would be moved out
    c. moved out
    d. were going to move out

    ➪ Be to + infinitive is often used in news reports to talk about events that are planned or expected to happen.

    ➪ And we can use be going to to talk about future intentions or plans.

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