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(5) Future In the Past Exercise ( be going to and would)

Future In the Past 

To mention what we had predicted, planned and decided in the past, we can use be going to and would.

In detail:

Be going to is used to tell about our plan and decision in the past.
             We had agreed, we were going to have a meeting.

would is used to give prediction at event and situation in the past.


1. I _____the car, but I thought I didn’t really need it and decided not to do it.
a. would buy   b. Were going to buy  c. Were buy  d. would be buy  e. Was going to buy

2. The start of the film was wonderful.I hoped it_____ better, but in fact it got worse as it went on. 
a. would get   b. Were going to get  c. Were got  d. would be got  e. Was going to get
3. I went to bed early as I ______ for New York the next day. 
a. would leave   b. Were going to leave  c. Were left  d. would be leave  e. Was going to leave

4. He was a sensible boy,and she knew he ______ care of him. 
a. would take   b. Were going to takec. Were taken  d. would be taken  e. Was going to take

5. You _______  me the photos ,but we were interrupted. 
a. would show   b. Were going to show  c. Were show  d. would be show  e. Was going to show

6. You're home early. I thought you _________squash with Alex.
a. would play   b. Were going to play  c. Were played   d. would be played  e. Was going to play
7. JacK and Ann told his children that they __________ until they'd finished their homework.score
a. would go   b. Were going to go  c. Were gone  d. would be gone  e. Was going to go

8. The test ________on Monday, but it was postponed because the teacher was ill.
a. would be   b. Were going to   c. Were going to be be hold d. would be hold  e. Was going to be held
9.  We _________ lesson when the fire alarm went off.score
a. would begin   b. Were going to began  c. Were going to begin  d. would be begun
 e. Was going to begun

10. He applied for a passport because___________ he  to go abroad.
a. would plan   b. Were going to plan  c. Were plan  d. would be planned  e. Was going to plan

11. I knew you ______something like that. You are a hopeless case.
a. Were going to do  b. would do  c. Was going to do   d. would be done  e. Were done

12. I lost my passport the day when we __________ Liverpool
a. Were going to visit b. Were going visited c. Were going to visited d. Were visiting
e. Were visited

13. She promised she was_______an end to the situation, but failed to do so.
a. Was going to put b. going to put c. Was going to be put d. Put  e.Was  put

14. He asked whether I ________ help him for the next plan, but there was nothing I could do.
a. Going to b. Going to help c. Was going to help d. e. Was going to

15. The league was so competitive, I guessed Arsenal _____ be the winner.
a. Would b. Would be  c. Would been d. Was been e. Would being

16. That night he was very excited because the next morning I would get back by the first train.
                           A                             B                     C                     D                        E
17. He was going to send to Iraq, but he came down with an infection before the trip.
                           A                             B                     C                     D                   E
18. Sorry, I was going to met you today, but I forgot.
                    A      B          C    D       E
19.  I saw he had a gun, but I didn’t think he would be shotBottom of Form
          A                B                     C                     D       E
20.  Sarah told me that she was going to come to the party. Oliver was going to be there

                     A                            B                     C                                        D             E   
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