过去将来时的这种表达形式可以表示过去曾经打算或计划准备要做的事。

例如：

    They told me that they were going to have a picnic. 他们告诉我他们将要举行一次野餐。

    We were going to have a meeting. 我们曾经打算开个会。

过去将来时的这种形式可以表示过去将要发生或很有可能发生的事，但未实现的动作。

I was just going to ring him up when she came.

我刚要给他打电话，她就来了。 ( 电话没打成 )

有时也用 was/were + coming 表示过去将来时。

例如：

    She didn't know when they were coming again.   她不知道他们时候会再来。

3. was/were about + 动词不定式  表示在过去看来正要做某事。

例如：

They were about to leave when the telephone rang. 他们正要走，电话铃响了。

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

4．was/were + 动词不定式  表示定于过去某时将要做某事。

例如：

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

注意：若表示过去没有实现(或被取消)的计划，则用was (were) to+动词完成时。

例如：

They were to have left at 7 last night. 他们本来计划昨晚7点离开的。

5．would（should）+动词原形  把助动词be变为过去式，把will，shall变为过去式。

例如：

I told them that I would not go with them，if it rained. 
我告诉他们，如果下雨我就不和他们一起去了。 
He didn’t know how to do it. What would be their ideas？ 
他不知道该怎么办，他们会有什么想法呢？

6．would（should）+动词原形  过去将来时常可用来表示过去习惯性的动作。此时，不管什么人称，一律用would。

例如：

Whenever she had time，she would do some reading. 
她一有时间，总是看书。 
I would play with them when I was a child. 
当我还是孩童时，总是和他们一起玩。

现在把将来进行时与过去进行时用法归纳如下表：

将来进行时专项练习