FUTURE IN THE PAST

FUTURE IN THE PAST

When something is very easy we use the expression:

“It is a piece of cake!”

Future in the past!! It is a piece of cake!

FUTURE IN THE PAST

We use the Future in the Past when we want to talk about things we planned to do…may be they happened, maybe they didn’t happen.

(Usamos Future in the Past cuando queremos hablar de cosas que planeábamos hacer…tal vez ocurrieron, tal vez no ocurrieron)

GRAMMAR STRUCTURE

WAS GOING TO

WERE GOING TO

VERB IN BASE FORM

FUTURE IN THE PAST

We use the Future in the Past when we want to talk about things we planned to do…may be they happened, maybe they didn’t happen.

(Usamos Future in the Past cuando queremos hablar de cosas que planeábamos hacer…tal vez ocurrieron, tal vez no ocurrieron)

GRAMMAR STRUCTURE

WAS GOING TO

WERE GOING TO VERB IN BASE FORM

IHe

She It

YouTheyWe

WOULDI

HeShe

ItYou

TheyWe

FUTURE IN THE PAST

EXAMPLES

I was going to buy a motorcycle , but I run out of money.Yo iba a comprar una motocicleta, pero se me acabó el dinero.

[Tenía planeado comprar una motocicleta, pero se me acabó el dinero]

FUTURE IN THE PAST

EXAMPLES

I was going to buy a motorcycle , but I run out of money.Yo iba a comprar una motocicleta, pero se me acabó el dinero.

[Tenía planeado comprar una motocicleta, pero se me acabó el dinero]

FUTURE IN THE PAST

EXAMPLES

I was going to buy a motorcycle , but I run out of money.Yo iba a comprar una motocicleta, pero se me acabó el dinero.

[Tenía planeado comprar una motocicleta, pero se me acabó el dinero]

FUTURE IN THE PAST

EXAMPLES

I was going to buy a motorcycle , but I run out of money.Yo iba a comprar una motocicleta, pero se me acabó el dinero.

[Tenía planeado comprar una motocicleta, pero se me acabó el dinero]

WAS GOING TO

FUTURE IN THE PAST

EXAMPLES

I was going to buy a motorcycle , but I run out of money.Yo iba a comprar una motocicleta, pero se me acabó el dinero.

[Tenía planeado comprar una motocicleta, pero se me acabó el dinero]

WAS GOING TOVERB IN BASE

FORM

FUTURE IN THE PAST

EXAMPLES

I was going to buy a motorcycle , but I run out of money.Yo iba a comprar una motocicleta, pero se me acabó el dinero.

[Tenía planeado comprar una motocicleta, pero se me acabó el dinero]

I was going to…

He was going to

She was going to

It was going to

Yo iba a…

Él iba a…

Ella iba a…

Iba a…

FUTURE IN THE PAST

EXAMPLES

My mother was going to live in Paris , but she didn’t get the visa.Mi madre iba a vivir en París, pero no consiguió la visa.

[Tenía planeado vivir en París, pero no consiguió la visa.]

I was going to…

He was going to

She was going to

It was going to

Yo iba a…

Él iba a…

Ella iba a…

Iba a…

She

FUTURE IN THE PAST

EXAMPLES

They were going to work in a factory , but the company went bankruptcy.Ellos iban a trabajar en una fábrica, pero la compañía se fue a bancarrota.

[Tenía planeado trabajar en una fábrica, pero la compañía quebró.]

You were going to…

We were going to…

They were going to..

You were going to…

Tu ibas a, usted iba a…

Nosotros ibamos a…

Ellos iban a…

Ustedes iban a…

FUTURE IN THE PAST

EXAMPLES

We were going to study at the library , but it was closed.Nosotros íbamos a estudiar en la biblioteca, pero estaba cerrada.

[Teníamos planeado estudiar en la biblioteca, pero estaba cerrada.]

You were going to…

We were going to…

They were going to..

You were going to…

Tu ibas a, usted iba a…

Nosotros ibamos a…

Ellos iban a…

Ustedes iban a…

FUTURE IN THE PAST

EXAMPLES

“Who was going to drive you home? ““My sister was. But she had to work.”

¿Quién iba a llevarte a casa? Mi hermana. Pero tuvo que trabajar

[Tenía planeado llevarla a casa]

FUTURE IN THE PAST

EXAMPLES

“Weren’t you going to travel to Miami? ““Yes. But the flight was full.”

¿No ibas a viajar a Miami? Si. Pero el vuelo estaba lleno

[Tenía planeado viajar a Miali]

FUTURE IN THE PAST

REMEMBER THE STRUCTURE

FUTURE IN THE PAST: AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

WAS GOING TO

WERE GOING TO

VERB IN BASE FORM

My friend was going to visit me, but he had to study.Mi amigo iba a visitarme, pero tuvo que estudiar

[Mi amigo tenia planeado visitarme, pero no pudo]

FUTURE IN THE PAST

REMEMBER THE STRUCTURE

FUTURE IN THE PAST: AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

FUTURE IN THE PAST: NEGATIVE SENTENCES

WAS GOING TO

WERE GOING TO

VERB IN BASE FORM

WASN’T GOING TO

WEREN’T GOING TO

VERB IN BASE FORM

My friend was going to visit me, but he had to study.Mi amigo iba a visitarme, pero tuvo que estudiar

[Mi amigo tenia planeado visitarme, pero no pudo]

My friend wasn’t going to visit me, because he had to study.Mi amigo no iba a visitarme, porque tuvo que estudiar

[Mi amigo no tenia planeado visitarme]

FUTURE IN THE PAST

REMEMBER THE STRUCTURE

FUTURE IN THE PAST: AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

FUTURE IN THE PAST: NEGATIVE SENTENCES

FUTURE IN THE PAST: INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

WAS GOING TO

WERE GOING TO

VERB IN BASE FORM

WASN’T GOING TO

WEREN’T GOING TO

VERB IN BASE FORM

GOING TO

GOING TO

VERB IN BASE FORM

WAS

WERE

I-HE-SHE-IT

YOU-WE-THEY

My friend was going to visit me, but he had to study.Mi amigo iba a visitarme, pero tuvo que estudiar

[Mi amigo tenia planeado visitarme, pero no pudo]

My friend wasn’t going to visit me, because he had to study.Mi amigo no iba a visitarme, porque tuvo que estudiar

[Mi amigo no tenia planeado visitarme]

Wasn’t your friend going to visit you?No iba tu amigo a visitarte?

[¿No tenia tu amigo planeado visitarte?]

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

THE STRUCTURE

VERB IN BASE FORMWOULD

IHe

She It

YouTheyWe

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

THE STRUCTURE

VERB IN BASE FORMWOULD

IHe

She It

YouTheyWe

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

THE STRUCTURE

VERB IN BASE FORMWOULD

IHe

She It

YouTheyWe

There is one condition to use this

structure!!!!!

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

Use the FUTURE IN THE PAST with WOULD only…(Use solo el FUTURE IN THE PAST con WOULD solamente…)

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

Use the FUTURE IN THE PAST with WOULD only…(Use solo el FUTURE IN THE PAST con WOULD solamente…)

AFTER STATEMENTS OF KNOWLEDGE OR BELIEF

(Después de oraciones que expresen conocimiento o creencia)

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

Use the FUTURE IN THE PAST with WOULD only…(Use solo el FUTURE IN THE PAST con WOULD solamente…)

AFTER STATEMENTS OF KNOWLEDGE OR BELIEF

(Después de oraciones que expresen conocimiento o creencia)

WAIT…WHAT???

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

There are 4 verbs that express KNOWLEDGE and BELIEF:(Hay 4 verbos que expresan conocimiento o creencia:)

THINKBELIEVEKNOW

BE SURE

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

There are 4 verbs that express KNOWLEDGE and BELIEF:

(Hay 4 verbos que expresan conocimiento o creencia:)

THINKBELIEVEKNOW

BE SURE

EXAMPLE

My mother thought I was going to become an engineer, but I became a teacher.

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

There are 4 verbs that express KNOWLEDGE and BELIEF:

(Hay 4 verbos que expresan conocimiento o creencia:)

THINKBELIEVEKNOW

BE SURE

My mother thought I would become an engineer, but I became a teacher.

EXAMPLE

My mother thought I was going to become an engineer, but I became a teacher.

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

There are 4 verbs that express KNOWLEDGE and BELIEF:

(Hay 4 verbos que expresan conocimiento o creencia:)

THINKBELIEVEKNOW

BE SURE

My mother thought I would become an engineer, but I became a teacher.

EXAMPLE

My mother thought I was going to become an engineer, but I became a teacher.

(Mi madre pensó que me iba a convertir en un ingeniero, pero me convertí en un docente)

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

There are 4 verbs that express KNOWLEDGE and BELIEF:

(Hay 4 verbos que expresan conocimiento o creencia:)

THINKBELIEVEKNOW

BE SURE

My mother thought I would become an engineer, but I became a teacher.

EXAMPLE

My mother thought I was going to become an engineer, but I became a teacher.

(Mi madre pensó que me iba a convertir en un ingeniero, pero me convertí en un docente)

(Mi madre pensó que me convertiría en un ingeniero, pero me convertí en un docente)

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

There are 4 verbs that express KNOWLEDGE and BELIEF:

(Hay 4 verbos que expresan conocimiento o creencia:)

THINKBELIEVEKNOW

BE SURE

My mother thought I would become and engineer, but I became a teacher.

EXAMPLE

My mother thought I was going to become and engineer, but I became a teacher.

(Mi madre pensó que me iba a convertir en un ingeniero, pero me convertí en un docente)

(Mi madre pensó que me convertiría en un ingeniero, pero me convertí en un docente)

SAME MEANING!!!

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

There are 4 verbs that express KNOWLEDGE and BELIEF:

(Hay 4 verbos que expresan conocimiento o creencia:)

THINKBELIEVEKNOW

BE SURE

My mother thought I would become an engineer, but I became a teacher.

EXAMPLE

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

There are 4 verbs that express KNOWLEDGE and BELIEF:

(Hay 4 verbos que expresan conocimiento o creencia:)

THINKBELIEVEKNOW

BE SURE

My mother thought I would become an engineer, but I became a teacher.

EXAMPLE

STATEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE OR BELIEF

(oracion que expresa conocimiento o creencia)

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

There are 4 verbs that express KNOWLEDGE and BELIEF:

(Hay 4 verbos que expresan conocimiento o creencia:)

THINKBELIEVEKNOW

BE SURE

My mother thought I would become an engineer, but I became a teacher.

EXAMPLE

STATEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE OR BELIEF

(oracion que expresa conocimiento o creencia)

VERB IN BASE FORMWOULD

IHe

She It

YouTheyWe

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

There are 4 verbs that express KNOWLEDGE and BELIEF:

(Hay 4 verbos que expresan conocimiento o creencia:)

THINKBELIEVEKNOW

BE SURE

My mother thought I would become an engineer, but I became a teacher.

(My mother thought I was going to become and engineer, but I became a teacher.)

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

There are 4 verbs that express KNOWLEDGE and BELIEF:

(Hay 4 verbos que expresan conocimiento o creencia:)

THINKBELIEVEKNOW

BE SURE

My mother thought I would become an engineer, but I became a teacher.

(My mother thought I was going to become an engineer, but I became a teacher.)

We believed the selección Colombia would win the “Copa America”, but they didn’t pass the second

round.

(We believed the selección Colombia was going to win the “Copa America”, but they didn’t pass the second round.)

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

There are 4 verbs that express KNOWLEDGE and BELIEF:

(Hay 4 verbos que expresan conocimiento o creencia:)

THINKBELIEVEKNOW

BE SURE

My mother thought I would become and engineer, but I became a teacher.

(My mother thought I was going to become and engineer, but I became a teacher.)

We believed the selección Colombia would win the “Copa America”, but they didn’t pass the second

round.

(We believed the selección Colombia was going to win the “Copa America”, but they didn’t pass the second round.)

I knew Bavaria would call me for the position of General Manager.

(I knew Bavaria was going to call me for the position of General Manager.)

FUTURE IN THE PAST

With “WOULD”

There are 4 verbs that express KNOWLEDGE and BELIEF:

(Hay 4 verbos que expresan conocimiento o creencia:)

THINKBELIEVEKNOW

BE SURE

My mother thought I would become and engineer, but I became a teacher.

(My mother thought I was going to become and engineer, but I became a teacher.)

We believed the selección Colombia would win the “Copa America”, but they didn’t pass the second

round.

(We believed the selección Colombia was going to win the “Copa America”, but they didn’t pass the second round.)

I knew Bavaria would call me for the position of General Manager.

(I knew Bavaria was going to call me for the position of General Manager.)

We were sure my parents would buy a new house.

(We were sure my parents were going to buy a new house.)