过去将来时

The Past Future Tense

过去将来时表示从过去某个时间看来将要发生的动作或存在的状态。

过去将来时的结构

A) would + 动词原形

e.g. He asked me if I would stay here.

他问我是否要待在这儿。

B) was/ were going to + 动词原形

e.g. No one knew when he was going to finish his homework.

没有人知道他什么时候会完成作业。

C) was/ were ( about ) to + 动词原形

e.g. He said that they were to leave at six.

他说他们将于 6点动身。

She said that the meeting was about to begin.

她说会议就要开始了。

D) come, go, arrive, leave, die 等瞬时动词，用在过去进行时态中表示过去将来。

e.g. She told us that she was leavingfor Yunnan.

她告诉我们她将要去云南。

过去将来时的基本用法

1. 表示从过去某一时间看将来要发生的动作或存在的状态。过去将来时在宾语从句里最常见。

He said he would come.

他说他要来。

I thought you would help him.

我原以为你会帮他的。

I didn't know how he would deal with thesethings.

我不知道他会怎样处理这些事情。

She said that there was going to be a performance in our school tomorrow evening.

她说我们学校明晚将要有一场演出活动。

2. 一些表示位置转移的词如go，come，leave，arrive等，可用过去进行时来表示在过去某时看将要发生的动作或打算要做的事。

He said he was leaving for Beijing that afternoon.

他说他那天下午就要前往北京。

I didn't know when they were coming again.

我不知道他们什么时候再来。

3. 过去将来时经常用于表示过去的习惯性动作。这时，不分人称，都用would。

Whatever he did, he would use hisleft hand.

他无论做什么，总是用左手。

She would practice playingthe piano whenever she was free.

那时，她一有时间，便去练习弹钢琴。

4. 过去将来时还可以用 was/ were about to do sth. 来表示。

The attendant said that the train wasabout to leave.

那个列车员说火车马上就要离开了。

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练习

1. --- Jack, what did Bill tellyou?

--- Oh, he told me that he _____ soccer yesterday afternoon, but his mother didn ’t allow him to come.

A. was going to play B. is going to play

C. will play D. played

2. We decided that we _______Canada next month.

A.flewto B. were flyingto

C. will fly to D. are flying to

3. Nobody knew what _______ afterten years.

A.willhappen B. arehappening

C. would happen D. has happened

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