英语小测验

小测验 — 用一般过去将来时谈论曾经的计划和想法

当人们需要描述在过去的某个时间里对未来的预想时，预想结果正确与否并无多大关系，则通常需要使用一般过去将来时。一般过去将来时的基本形式有两种：一、在谈论曾经的意图和对未来的想法时，用 “was/were+going to”；二、在描述曾经对一件事情发生的可能性的判断时，用情态动词 “would+动词原形”。你会用一般过去将来时描述自己曾经有过的计划、打算和想法吗？做八道题，测一测你对这个语法点的掌握程度。

1. Nadia _______ give the presentation, but finally her boss convinced her to do it.

a) will be going to

b) wasn’t going to

c) is going to

d) will

2. I thought she _______ have won the competition, but I was wrong.

a) would

b) was going to

c) will

d) will have to

3. I invited her, but I had a feeling she _______ come to the party.

a) will not have

b) won’t

c) didn’t

d) wouldn’t

4. I thought Hannah _______ to university in Sheffield, but she’s gone to Edinburgh instead.

a) will have gone

b) was going

c) will be going

d) will go

5. When they both went back to their countries, they promised they _______ stay in touch, but never did.

a) will

b) are going to

c) would

d) was going to

6. It _______ polite to just leave without telling them.

a) won’t be being

b) hasn’t been

c) won’t have been

d) wouldn’t be

7. Which of the following sentences is correct?

a) I thought we were meeting for lunch today.

b) I thought we are going to meet for lunch today.

c) I thought we will have met for lunch today.

d) I thought we will be going to meet for lunch today.

8. Which of the following sentences is correct?

a) The plane was an hour away from Sydney. Soon they will be arriving in their new home.

b) The plane was an hour away from Sydney. Soon they had been arriving in their new home.

c) The plane was an hour away from Sydney. Soon they would have been arriving in their new home.

d) The plane was an hour away from Sydney. Soon they would be arriving in their new home.

答案

1) b, 2) a, 3) d, 4) b, 5) c, 6) d, 7) a, 8) d.