Advanced Language Practice
Advanced Language Practice
Advanced Language Practice
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Unfulfilled past<br />
events<br />
<strong>Advanced</strong> <strong>Language</strong> <strong>Practice</strong><br />
1 These describe events intended to take place, but which did not happen.<br />
I was going to phone you, but I forgot.<br />
I was thinking of going to Italy this year, but I haven't decided.<br />
I was about to do it, but I started doing something else.<br />
Jack was to have taken part, but he fell ill.<br />
2 The contrasting past event is often understood.<br />
How are you? I was going to phone you... (but I didn't).<br />
3 Polite forms<br />
These are common with wonder.<br />
I was wondering if you wanted to come to the cinema.<br />
See Units 11 and 12 for comment on this.<br />
4 Contrasts with present perfect tenses<br />
See Unit 4 for contrasts between past simple and present perfect tenses.<br />
Past tenses are also used to express unreal time. See Units 8 and 9.
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