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NAME: giovanny

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gomez DATE: _________________

Inductive Grammar Chart


(Unit 6, page 64)

GRAMMAR. Expressing intentions and plans that changed:


was / were going to and would

Look at these examples with was / were going to and would.

1. I was going to get married (but I didn't).


They were going to study art (but they didn't).

2. Was she going to take the course? Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.
Were you going to study with Dr. Mellon? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.
Weren’t you going to study law? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.

3. Where were they going to work? In Kuala Lumpur.


Who was going to teach this class? My sister was.

4. She thought she would be a doctor (but she changed her mind).
We always believed they would get married (but they never did).
They said they would pay for their daughter's studies (but they didn't).
They said they were going to arrive before noon (but they didn’t.)

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
A. Complete these grammar rules.
1. Use was or were + ________
going ________
to + the base form of a verb to talk about
future plans or expectations that existed in the past.
2. _______________
would + the base form of a verb can also express this.

B. Answer these questions. Write yes or no in the blank.


no
1. In example 1, did the plans actually happen? _______________
2. In example 2, can these questions be answered both negatively and
yes
positively? _______________

3. To express plans and intentions that changed, you can also use verbs like _____,
would
_____, or ____
thought said + was/were going to.

Top Notch 3, Third Edition Unit 6


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