(
课件网) B2U3 Grammar: Future in the past tense Suppose you have total 20.5 yuan in hand, but you would like to buy a present for your mother as a birthday gift, which costs 120 yuan. What will you do If I were you, I will try to persuade my father to give me some money. And I am going to organize my words. It’s not an easy job. Unfortunately, I am about to talk to him when he leaves home, as his train is leaving on 7:00 a.m. I will not give up and is to talk to him tonight. 一般将来时 will do am/is/are going to am/is/are about to am/is/are doing 现在进行时表将来 am/is/are to do 主将从现 1. Read the story on page 34 and answer the following questions. How much did Della have What was she going to do to earn more money for a nice gift What did she buy for Jim at last What was she about to find out 2. Read the story on page 34 again and find the sentences that use future in the past. And the next day would be Christmas. If she was to buy a nice gift for her husband Jim, she would need more money. … she was going to sell her hair. … she would buy Jim a perfect gift. Would Jim still think she was pretty She was about to find out. Exploring the rules We use future in the past to describe an action (1) _____ (in the future/in the past) from the perspective of some point (2) _____ (in the future/in the past). in the future in the past Present Future in the past Past Future John said he would come. They were sure that they would win the final victory. I left my office early because I was going to see Jenny later that afternoon. That journey was to change his life. Lily promised that she was coming to see us. 3. Observe the following sentences and find out more about the usage of future in the past. will do am/is/are going to am/is/are about to am/is/are doing 现在进行时表将来 am/is/are to do 一般将来时 过去将来时 would do was/were going to was/were about to was/were doing 过去进行时表将来 was/were to do Observe the following sentences and try to tell the differences My father said this year would be a very interesting year. My father said this year was going to be a very interesting year. When we were young, father would take us for a special treat on Mother’s day. He was going to speak at the meeting, but his heart attack prevented him. She was about to work when the telephone rang. We were to discuss the problem the next meeting. 预测 预测 经常发生 计划 刚准备做某事 客观安排 Applying the rules 1. Complete the conversations on page 35 with the correct expressions in the brackets. Paul: I (a) _____ (visited/was about to visit) the museum with my friends last weekend. What about you Emily: I (b) _____ (saw/was going to see) a documentary film about the Spring Festival with Joanna on Saturday, but she didn’t feel well. So I just stayed at home. visited was going to see Alex: We (a) _____ (are going to hand in/were going to hand in) our report on festivals around the world next Monday. Colin: Yes, ... ...
