FUTURE IN THE PAST

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

1I saw he had a gun, but I didn't think he was going to shoot

2I knew you would fail the exam. You didn't make any effort!

3I lost my passport the day before we were leaving for our honeymoon.

4Sorry, I was going to call you today, but I forgot.

5She promised she would put an end to the situation, but failed to do so.

6He asked whether I would help him, but there was nothing I could do.

7He was going to be sent to Iraq, but he came down with an infection before the trip.

8That night I was very excited because the next morning I was going back home on the first train.

9I told him not to call me that evening, because I would be studying for my finals all night.

10I was going to buy the car, but I thought I didn't really need it and decided not to do it.

Choose the correct answer.

Anna and Lidia turned up at my apartment just as I was about to go to bed.

1. You're home early. I thought you were going to play squash with Alex tonight.

2. She said she wouldn’t speak to Marek unless he apologised for being rude.

3. Sorry I'm late. I didn't realise the meeting would go on all day.

4. He told his children that they weren’t to go out until they'd finished their homework.

5. The test was to have been on Monday, but it was postponed because the teacher was ill.

6. We were just starting the lesson whe yyyn the fire alarm went off.

7. He applied for a passport because he was planning to go abroad.