九、过去将来时

1.基本用法：表示过去某一时间将要发生的动作或状态

He told us he would help us.他告诉我们他会帮助我们。

I knew you would agree.我当时就知道你会同意的。

【提示】 过去将来时主要用于宾语从句中。

2.过去将来时的表示形式

（1）should/would do表示“将要做某事”

He told me that I should succeed.他说我会成功。

I told him I would see him off at the station.我跟他说，我会到车站去给他送行。

（2）was/were+going to do表示“准备、计划做某事，或将要发生某事”

They were going to have a meeting.他们曾经打算开个会。

I thought it was going to rain.那时我以为要下雨了。

（3）was/were to do表示“计划，打算做某事”

He was to meet her at 10 on the street.他约定和她10点钟在街上见面。

The foreign diplomats were to see the President.外国使节将要会见总统。

【提示】 “was/were to have done”表示过去没有完成的动作。

We were to have left at 6 last night.我们本来计划昨晚6点离开的。

（4）was/were about to do=was/were on the point of doing表示“正要……时”

He was about to leave when we came in.我们进来时，他正要动身。

He was on the point of leaving when we came in.

I was about to go to bed when he came to see me.我正要睡觉，他来看我了。

I was on the point of going to bed when He came to see me.

（5）go，come，leave，begin/start，take off等用过去进行时代替过去将来时

A lot of people were coming to watch the fireworks.有许多人要来观看焰火。

She told mother that she was going to a dance with Tom.

她告诉母亲，她要和汤姆一起去参加一个舞会。