Element USE: FUTURE IN THE PAST
SuperCat FUTURE
SubCat future with be going to
Lexical Range N/A
Level B1
Cando Can use the past form of 'be going to' to refer to the future from a point in the past. ► future in the past
Corrected Learner Example She didn't know what was going to happen. (Turkey; B1 THRESHOLD; 2009; Turkish; Pass)

We were going to meet two days later in the square next to the centre. (Spain; B1 THRESHOLD; 2008; Spanish - European; Pass)
Uncorrected Learner Example She didn't now what was going to happen. (Turkey; B1 THRESHOLD; 2009; Turkish; Pass)

We were going to meet two days later in the square next to the centre. (Spain; B1 THRESHOLD; 2008; Spanish - European; Pass)
Comments N/A

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