一．過去將來時的構(gòu)成：
would+動詞原形或was/ were going to+動詞原形
如：The farmers didn’t know whether they would have a good harvest.農(nóng)民們不知道他們是否會有一個好收成.
Li Mei said that she was going to visit her grandma in the country the next Sunday.李梅說下星期天要去看望她鄉(xiāng)下的祖母.
二．過去將來時的用法：
過去將來時表示從過去某個時間看將來要看發(fā)生的動作或存在的狀態(tài).具體分為：
1．主句為過去時,賓語從句常表示將要發(fā)生的事情.如：
Nobody knew what would happen after a hundred years.沒有人知道一百年之后將會發(fā)生什么事.
We didn’t know whether she was going to speak at the meeting.我們不知道她是否準(zhǔn)備在會上發(fā)言.
2．在敘述過去的事情或事情發(fā)生的經(jīng)過時,用過去將來時表示在當(dāng)時看將來會發(fā)生的事.如：
It was a Saturday afternoon.A young man named George had just left school.He was going to start to work the following week,so he decided to buy some new clothes and a new pair of shoes.一個星期六的下午,一位名叫喬治的年輕人剛離開學(xué)校.因?yàn)樗麥?zhǔn)備下周開始工作,所以,決定買些新衣服和一雙新鞋子.
三．過去將來時的其他表示法：
1．在時間或條件狀語從句中,常用一般過去時表示在過去看將來要發(fā)生的動作.如：
They said that they were going to West Hill Farm if it didn’t rain the next Sunday.他們說如果下星期天不下雨他們就去西山農(nóng)場.
The teacher asked Tom what he was going to be when he grew up.老師問湯姆長大后準(zhǔn)備干什么.
2．go,come,leave,fly,drive,arrive,start等表示位置移動的動詞常用過去進(jìn)行時表示一個當(dāng)時按計(jì)劃或安排近期將要發(fā)生的動作.如：
She didn’t say when she was coming again next time.她沒說下一次什么時候會再來.
Jim decided they were flying to England next month.吉姆決定他們下個月坐飛機(jī)去英國