一. 过去将来时的含义
表示在过去某个时间看来将要发生的动作或存在的状态。过去将来时常用于宾语从句中。例如:
I didn’t know if he would come.
我不知道他是否会来。
They never knew that population would become a big problem.
他们从来都不知道人口问题将会成为一个大问题。
She didn’t tell me where she would go.
她没有告诉我她要去哪儿。
Betty said she would visit the Great Wall next Saturday.
贝蒂说下周六她要去参观长城。
二. 过去将来时的用法
1.“would+动词原形”常表示主观意愿的将来。例如:
He said he would come to see me.
他说他要来看我。
He told me he would go to Beijing.
他告诉我他将去北京。
2.“was/ were+going to+动词原形”常表示按计划或安排即将发生的事。例如:
She said she was going to start off at once.
她说她将立即出发。
I was told that he was going to return home.
有人告诉我他准备回家。
此结构还可表示根据某种迹象来看,很可能或即将发生的事情。例如:
It seemed as if it was going to rain.
看来好像要下雨。
3. come, go, leave, arrive, start等瞬时动词动词可用过去进行时表示过去将来的含义。例如:
He said the train was leaving at six the next morning.
他说火车将于第二天早晨六点离开。
She told me she was coming to see me.
她告诉我她要来看我。
4. 条件状语从句和时间状语从句中须用一般过去时代替过去将来时。例如:
The teacher said that it would be very difficult to make progress if I didn’t work hard.
老师说,如果我不努力学习的话,就很难取得进步。