3At - unit 2B - Future in the past

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Goals:

• I understand  how you can talk about the future in the past
• I can name 4 of the 10 ways to do so
• I know the form of these 4 uses 

Preknowledge, by heart:
How can you talk about the future in the past?

Future in the past  wb. p. 111

• was/were going to --> plans, intentions, predictions                                                =  I was going to find him, however long it took
• would + infinitive --> future possibilities, predictions or events that took      place, but not definite plans                                                                                                 = A week later she would finally catch the criminal
• was/were + verb + ing --> arrangements that were made, it was planned and decided                                                                                                                                   =They had decided that they were meeting in town later that day to investigate the crime.

I saw he had a gun, but I didn't think he .... (shoot)

1. was shooting
2. was going to shoot
3. would schoot

I knew you .... (fail) the exam. You didn't make any effort!

1. were going to fail
2. were failing
3. would fail

I told him not to call me that evening, because I .... (study) for my finals all night.

1. was studying
2. was going to study
3. would study

Future in the past with 'to + infinitive':

• was/were to --> events that took place or were expected to happen                                                                                                         = She was to search for him relentlessly
• was/were + about to --> an event that was in the very near future, or to describe an event that was interrupted                         = He was about to leave the bar when he turned and saw her.
• Be bound to --> to describe sth. that was likely to happen           = I waited a bit longer, as she was bound to arrive any minute.
• Be due to --> to describe sth. that was scheduled to happen     = We were due to meet the suspect.

They sat ready for the film which .......

1. was to start
2. was about to start
3. was due to start

Future in the past with 'would':

• would + be + verb + ing --> plan or event in progress at a future time                                                                                                 = Within a few days she would be leaving for good.
  
• would + have + past participle --> an event that would be completed in the future                                                                         = By the following week I'd have found the killer.
• would + have been + verb + ing --> an action that would continue up to a certain time                                                                 = I'd thought we would have been searching for the gunman for a long time, but we caught him the next day. 

He ..... find out years later that the car he bought was stolen.

1. was to
2. was due to
3. was about to

I hoped he .... (finish) his homework before we got back.

1. would be finishing
2. would have been finishing
3. would have finished

The goal .... (offer) each candidate the opportunity to speak for 10 minutes each.

1. would be offering
2. would have offered
3. would have been offering

Goals: Name 4 ways to express the future in the past

I understand it and had a 100% score

I understand but need some practice

I need more explanation from the internet

I need some more explanation during TTOK

More practice:

• http://testyourenglish.org/test-64
• https://open.books4languages.com/english-b2-grammar/chapter/future-in-the-past/
• https://www.engvid.com/english-grammar-the-future-in-the-past/