WORKSHEET 18
SUBJECT : Future in the Past
A) Join each idea in A with an idea from B. Make sentences using WAS / WERE GOING
TO and the verbs in brackets.
A B
1. I (take) a taxi home last night, a) but it rained all afternoon, so we
stayed at home.
2. We (write) to them when we were b) but my boss offered me more money,
on holiday, so I decided to stay.
3. She (drive) to Scotland last weekend, c) but I didn’t have enough money, so I
had to walk.
4. We (play) tennis yesterday afternoon, d) but she had seen it before, so she went
to bed early.
5. She (watch) the film on TV last night, e) but her car broke down, so she went
by train.
6. I (change) my job last year. f) but we changed our minds and phoned
them instead.
1.
..I was going to take a taxi home last night, but I didn’t have enough money, so I had to
walk…
2.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
3.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
4.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
5.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
6.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
B) Complete the sentences. Use WAS / WERE GOING TO and these verbs: drive / get / go
pick / see:
1.
The train left just as Harold …………………………………………….. on it.
2.
The shop closed as I ………………………………………………… in it.
3.
The phone stopped ringing just as I …………………………………………… it up.
4.
We went to the cinema, where we …………………………………………….. a film
about the Mafia, but it was so popular we couldn’t get in.
5.
Bob had trouble parking. A car took the last place in the car park just when he
…………………………………….. into it.
C) Use WAS / WERE GOING TO:
1.
Did you travel by train?
No, I was going to travel by train but I changed my mind…
………………………….
2.
Did you buy that jacket you saw in the shop window?
No, I …………………………………………………………. but I changed my mind.
3.
Did Sue get married?
No, she ……………………………………………. but she ………………………….. .
4.
Did Wayne and Sharon go to Greece for their holidays?
No, ……………………………………………………………………………………….
5.
Did you play tennis yesterday?
No, ……………………………………………………………………………………….
