"Would" & "Was/Were Going to" Exercise ( Future in the Past)

Using "would" and "was/were going to" to talk about "future in the past".

Answers:

1. I imagine that I will meet a lot of interesting people at the party. (would)

   I imagined that I would meet a lot of interesting people at the party, but I didn't.

2. I think I will make new friends when I move town. (would)

    I thought I would make new friends when I moved town, and I did.

3. I hope I am going to have time to visit my family. (was/were going to)

    I hoped I was going to have time to visit my family, but I didn't.

4. I'm sure I'm not going to have any problems dealing with this task. (was/were going to)

    I was sure I was not going to have any problems dealing with that task, but I it turned out to be extremely difficult.

5.  I expect that I'll fall in love some day. (would)

     I expected that I would fall in love some day, and I did.

6. I think I am going to go for a walk this afternoon. (was/were going to)

    I thought I was going to go for a walk that afternoon, but it started raining.

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