2015-2016学年高一英语教学课件：Unit2《Wish you were here》Grammar and usage（牛津译林版必修2）.pptVIP

4. We use the future in the past to mean that the future action actually happened. e.g. The journey that was to change Toby’s life started in July that year. The form of the future in the past: (A) would + the base form of a verb e.g. Colin and I would spend a few weeks travelling after he graduated. She would go for a walk after she had supper. (B) was/were going to e.g. We were going to see the wild animals, but then we didn’t have time. (C) was/were to e.g. It was his last day at school— he was to leave the next morning. (D) was/were about to e.g. Colin was about to get off the camel when a child ran towards him. Tick the sentences which express future in the past. 1. Colin and I would be in Africa the next Monday. 2. John was always going to the beach when he was a kid. 3. Jennifer was going to Hawaii on holiday. 4. I was having dinner with some friends when she called me. 5. Toby and Colin were to fly to Morocco the next day. Colin wrote in his diary about his adventure in the desert. Complete his diary entry with expressions from the box. wouldn’t see were going to watch would get up would never forget would fall down would last would stop were about to turn off 1.___________________ 2. ___________________ 3.________________ 4. ________________ 5.________________ 6. ________________ 7.________________ 8. ________________ were going to watch were about to turn off would last wouldn’t see would get up would stop would fall down would never forget 1. – Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday? – I ___, but I had an unexpected visitor. A. had B. would C. was going to D. did 2. I first met Lisa three years ago. She ____ at a radio shop at the time. A. has wo