FUTURE IN THE PAST 2

Choose the most appropriate form to refer to the future in the past to complete the sentences
below.

1 I saw he had a gun, but I didn't think he _______was going to shoot_______________. (SHOOT)

2 I knew you __________would fail__________________________ the exam. You didn't make any
effort! (FAIL)

3 I lost my passport the day before we __________were going to_____________________ for our
honeymoon. (LEAVE)

4 Sorry, I __________was going to call______________________ you today, but I forgot. (CALL)

5 She promised she _____would put___________________ an end to the situation, but failed to
do so. (PUT)

6 He asked whether I ____was going to help_____________ him, but there was nothing I could
do. (HELP)

7 He ________was going to be sent__________________________ to Iraq, but he came down

with an infection before the trip. (SEND)

8 That night I was very excited because the next morning I ____was going to go___back home on
the first train. (GO)

9 I told him not to call me that evening, because I _____was going to study____________ for my
finals all night. (STUDY)

10 I ______was going to buy_______ the car, but I thought I didn't really need it and decided not
to do it. (BUY)

Fill in the gaps using the verb in brackets in a future form so that it expresses the idea suggested
above. Do NOT use contractions.

1 intention or plan

The last time I spoke to you, you _______were going to start_____________ (start) a business.
Did you do it?

2 arrangement

Sorry, I forgot we _____were going to have________________(have) dinner together today.

3 prediction

I knew you ________would get upset___________________________ (get) upset.

4 arrangement

I'm sorry I didn't stop to say hi yesterday, but I ___________was going to meet__________(meet)
my boss at 7.

5 action in progress

We knew that in a week's time we ______would be lying_____________(lie) on the beach.

6 intention or plan

When _________were you going to tell us______________________ (you/tell) us?

7 promise

You assured us that ______there wouldn’t be___________________ (there/be) no delays.

8 timetabled event

The train _____was going to depart__________ (depart) at 8, so we had to hurry to the station.

9 action in progress

I knew if I didn't call, he ____would try_________________________(try) to contact me all day.

10 intention or plan

If she knew Sam ________was going to leave________________ (leave), she could have told us.