过去将来时

有时候我们表达一件过去的事，对过去那个当下来说是在发生在未来某个时间点。当我们要表达在过去时间下的未来，可以用常规将来时态的过去时。

看下面将来时的句子和其相对应的过去式。

will We think he will win the election.	would We thought he would win the election.
am/is/are going to We’re going to have a drink to celebrate my birthday this evening.	was/were going to We were going to have a drink after work, but the boss made us stay.
现在进行时 We are getting married soon, and I’d like you to be my maid of honour.	过去进行时 She was getting married soon and she wanted me to be her maid of honour.
将来进行时 Will you be going home this summer?	Would be + 动词-ing She told her mother that she wouldn’t be going home that summer.
将来完成时 He says he will have finished the book in two weeks.	Would have + 过去分词 When I found him, he said he would have finished the book in two weeks.

在表示过去将来时时，也有别的方式可以表达未来时间，看以下的表格。

am/is/are about to + 不定式 The new app for electronic payment is about to be launched.	was/were about to + 不定式 I was about to confess what I had done, but she told me not to do it.
am/is/are on the brink/point/verge of + 动词-ing Artificial Intelligence is on the verge of revolutionizing the world.	was/were on the brink/point/verge of + 动词-ing I was on the verge of saying something, but I decided to keep quiet.
am/is/are to + 不定式 The president is to sign the agreement before he leaves office.	was/were to + 不定式 The victim, Eric Watts, 24, was to arrive home for his wedding on April 19.
am/is/are due to + 不定式 They are due to leave the country next week when their visas expire.	was/were due to + 不定式 He was due to leave the country on Saturday, but the judge didn’t allow it.

过去将来时 – 练习题

1. They asked me if I them with their problems, but I don't have time for it.

2. She to jail, but the last trial was a success to let her go.

3. Last week she was very busy because she to move to her new apartment.

4. I asked my family not to bother me that evening because I for my national exam all night.

5. I a new laptop, but my mother gave me her computer and decided not to buy it anymore.

6. I went to the crime scene and saw the criminal had a gun, he the police officer.

7. She thought you the interview.

8. He forgot the keys on the table before they for a business trip.

9. Before she arrived at the airport, she you to fetch her.

10. She promised she an end to the situation, but failed to do so.