THE FUTURE AS SEEN FROM THE PAST

THE FUTURE AS SEEN FROM THE PAST

1. EVENS THAT TOOK PLACE

   • SUBJECT+WOULD+INFINITIVE
     • AT THE END, THEY WOULD REGRET THAT DECISION SIX MONTHS LATER.
   • SUBJECT+WAS/WERE+TO+INFINITIVE
     • THEY WERE TO CHANGE THEIR ROAD THAT DAY.

2. EVENS THAT DIDN'T TOOK PLACE

   • WAS/WERE+TO HAVE+PAST PARTICIPLE
     • THAT COUPLE WAS TO HAVE GONE TO THEIR HOUSE, BUT THEY CHANGED THE PLANS AT THE LAST MINUTE.
     • THAT DECISION WAS TO HAVE GIVEN A TERRIBLE EXPIRIENCE INT HEIR LIVES.

3. FUTURE PLANS IN THE PAST

   • SUBJECT+WAS/WERE GOING TO+INFINITIVE
     • THEY KNEW THE WEATHER WAS GOING TO BE FOGGY
   • WAS/WERE PLANNING TO+INFINITIVE
     • IT'S UNKNOWN WHETER THEY WERE PLANNING TO MEET WITH SOMEONE THAT NIGHT

4. IMMINENT EVENTS

   • SUBJECT+WAS/WERE+ON THE POINT OF+ING
     • THE CAR WAS BROKEN AND HE WAS ON THE POINT OF GETTING OFF BUT A MAN WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE CAR.
   • SUBJECT+WAS/WERE+ON THE VERGUE OF+ING
     • THE WOMAN WAS ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSING