B2 · Upper-intermediate
Verbs and tenses · Future
Future in the past
Estimated study time: about 47 minutes
Meaning and purpose
was going to/would for past-viewed future
Examples
I was going to call but I forgot.
Correct versus incorrect
Correct
I was going to call but I forgot.
Incorrect example
No paired incorrect sentence has been authored for this lesson yet.
Common misconception
Tense choice
Practice and review
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Answer all, then check
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