Period 3 Grammar and usage—Future in the past 阅读以下短文,感知加黑部分并归纳填空。 One dollar and eighty-seven cents.That was all Della had.She counted it three times.One dollar and eighty-seven cents.And the next day would be Christmas.If she was to buy a nice gift for her husband Jim,she would need more money.But how could she earn some?Della stood in front of the mirror in her apartment.She looked at her reflection,brushed her long,brown hair,and made up her mind:she was going to sell her hair.With the money she received for it,she would buy Jim a perfect gift. [自主发现] 短文中加黑部分均使用了过去将来时,结构分别为:would do,was to do,was going to do。 过去将来时 概念:过去将来时描述从过去某一时间看将要发生的某个动作或存在的某个状态。 一、过去将来时的常见结构及其用法 1.would+动词原形 (1)表示从过去某时来看将要发生的动作或存在的状态。常用于宾语从句中。 He said he would go to explore the woods another day. 他说他改天将去探索树林。 She admitted that she would post these pictures on her blog. 她承认她要把这些照片发布在她的博客上。 (2)表示过去的某种习惯性行为,只用would。 Whenever we had trouble,he would come to our aid. 每当我们遇到困难,他总会来帮助我们。 (3)表示根据计划、安排即将发生。 He couldn’t ensure that he would arrive on time. 他不能保证他能准时到达。 (4)用于虚拟语气中表示对现在或将来情况的虚拟。 If I were you,I would not do that. 要是我是你的话,我就不会那样做。 If it rained tomorrow,we would stay at home. 如果明天下雨,我们就待在家里。 I wish he would go with me to the cinema tonight. 我希望他今晚能和我一起去看电影。 2.“was/were going to+动词原形”表示过去准备、计划做某事,或将要发生某事。 I was going to give a brief account of the wedding ceremony,but I failed to do so. 我本来想简单叙述一下这场婚礼,但我没有做到。 The boy was not going to do anything eventually. 最后这个男孩不准备做任何事。 3.“was/were about to+动词原形”意为“正要、即将”,表示过去即将发生的动作。常用于句型“be about to do...when...”,表示“正要做……这时……”。 We were about to set out on a trip when it suddenly began to rain heavily. 我们正要出发去旅行,这时突然下起了大雨。 4.“was/were to+动词原形”表示曾计划做某事,但不表明计划是否被执行;或表示命中注定要发生的事。 I felt nervous because I was soon to leave home for the first time. 我感到紧张,因为我很快就要第一次离开家了。 They were to succeed because they worked so hard. 他们那么努力,注定会成功的。 二、特殊用法 1.go,come,leave,arrive,take off等少数趋向性短暂动词可用过去进行时表示过去将要发生的情况。 I asked her whether she was coming to the party. 我问她是否要来参加晚会。 He told me Mr Green was leaving for Hawaii a few hours later. 他告诉我格林先生几个小时后就要去夏威夷。 2.条件状语从句和时间状语从句中需用一般过去时表示过去将来时。 I didn’t know when she would come,but when she came I would let you know. 我不知道她什么时候来,但她来了我会告诉你。 注意:第一个when引导宾语从句,可使用过去将来时;第二个when引导时间状语从句,只能用一般过去时代替过去将来时。 Ⅰ.选词填空 would, ... ...