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Grammar Narrative tenses

We can talk about an activity that was in the future Would is often used with words such as:
at a time in the past by using would or the past tense knew, promise, decide, think, predict.
of be. It can be used when something happens

In this way, it is similar to reported speech. according to plan, or when there is a change of
“I’m going to/I’ll stay at home” said Anna. plan.
Anna said that she was going to stay / would stay
at home. (Reported speech) Was going to is used to talk about plans, and is
Anna decided that she was going to stay / would often used when a plan has changed from the
stay at home. (The future, as seen in the past). expected plan.
You can also use was hoping to, was planning to

There are several “past future” structures: and was expecting to.

Was going to
I was going to clean up, but I didn’t have time.
= I planned to, but I didn’t.
Would + verb Correct the mistakes.
I knew you would win! I never doubted it! 1. Oh sorry, I would going to buy milk this
morning, but I forgot!
Would be + verb-ing
2. Yesterday, I thought it will rain today, but it’s
I thought we’d be having dinner at a café, but beautiful weather!
everyone else had brought a packed lunch.
3. Haven’t you finished the work yet? I thought
Would have + past participle
you would have finish by now.
I thought we would have finished the meeting by five
o’clock, but we were still talking at half past.

A. Complete the second sentence using the future as seen from the past.
1. Yesterday: “Tom will come to the meeting.”
Today: “I thought .”
2. Yesterday: “We’ll have arrived in Paris before 9 pm.”
Today: “I knew .”
3. Yesterday: “I think I’ll be going to the party alone.”
Today: “I thought . I’m glad you’re coming, too.”

4. Yesterday: “The package will be delivered between 3 and 5 pm.”
Today, 6 pm: “I thought .

5. Yesterday: “We won’t miss the show.”
Today: “I hoped .”
6. Yesterday: “I’m going to be late home tomorrow.”
Today: “I expected that .”
7. Yesterday: “The children will be tired tomorrow evening. They will have been swimming all day.”
Today, evening: “I thought the children . I assumed they
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