Конструкция “to be going to” в форме прошедшего времени “was / were going to” означает, что запланированное действие так и не произошло.
Примечание: Подробнее прочитать о конструкции «to be going to» можно прочитать здесь.
Например,
I was going to invite you to the cinema but you were busy. –
Я собирался пригласить тебя в кино, но ты была занята.
They were going to get married but it didn’t happen. –
Они собирались пожениться, но это не произошло.
Спряжение конструкции (оборота) to was going to
Для спряжения конструкции необходимо знать спряжение вспомогательного глагола to be в прошедшем времени.
Утвердительное |
Отрицательное |
Вопросительное |
| I was going to travel | I was not going to travel | Was I going to travel? |
| He was going to travel | He was not going to travel | Was he going to travel? |
| It was going to travel | It was not going to travel | Was it going to travel? |
| We were going to travel | We were not going to travel | Were we going to travel? |
| You was going to travel | You was not going to travel | Was you going to travel? |
| They were going to travel | They were not going to travel | Were they going to travel? |
Запомните!
При составления предложений с оборотом “to was going to” следует использовать только инфинитив (неизменная форма глагола).
Например:
I was going to read these book. – Я собиралась читать эту букву.
Tom was going to fly by plain in a few days’ time. – Том собирался лететь самолётом через несколько дней.
It was not going to snow tonight. – Вечером не будет снега.
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