过去将来时
1. 概念:立足于过去某一时刻,从过去看将来,常用于宾语从句中。
2. 时间状语:the next day(morning, year),the following month(week),etc.
3. 基本结构:①was/were/going to + do;②would + do.
否定形式:①was/were/not + going to + do;②would + not + do.
一般疑问句:①was或were放于句首;②would 提到句首。
4. 用法
1) “would+动词原形”常表示主观意愿的将来。例如:
He said he would come to see me.
他说他要来看我。
He told me he would go to Beijing.
他告诉我他将去北京。
2) “was/ were+going to+动词原形”常表示按计划或安排即将发生的事。例如:
She said she was going to start off at once.
她说她将立即出发。
I was told that he was going to return home.
有人告诉我他准备回家。
此结构还可表示根据某种迹象来看,很可能或即将发生的事情。例如:
It seemed as if it was going to rain.
看来好像要下雨。
3) come, go, leave, arrive, start等瞬时动词动词可用过去进行时表示过去将来的含义。例如:
He said the train was leaving at six the next morning.
他说火车将于第二天早晨六点离开。
She told me she was coming to see me.
她告诉我她要来看我。