4 was/were going to to describe something in the past as if seen as a future prediction? (×2)5 probably would?6 probably wouldn't?

Read the text in the Grammar box. Which expression in bold means:

1 were about to2 was/were going to3 was/were bound to4 were to, would5 were likely to6 was unlikely to

All the predictions have come true in one form or another.

1 were at the point of? 2 was planning to? 3 was almost certain to?

3

1 would 2 was3 going to be 4 would have 5 to start walking6 to be

1 e 2 c 3 a 4 d 5 f 6 b

1 The party was bound <s>being</s> to be a success.2 At eight o’clock, we thought Jim <s>won’t</s>wouldn’t arrive for another two hours, but he was there soon after nine.3 We were about to start filming when Marta suddenly lost her voice.4 <s>They’re</s> They were going to have a goodbye party for Sheila last Friday, but she didn’t want one.5 When I saw the house, I knew Greg <s>will</s> wouldlike it.6 It was obvious that Amir <s>is</s> was going to get a promotion after all his hard work.

1 would 2 bound3 Weren’t 4 unlikely5 to be 6 have

1 The car was unlikely to start.2 We were about to leave.3 We were bound to find the wallet.4 It was likely to rain.5 We thought he would arrive soon.6 He was going to start a business.

1 We were to have met at midday.2 A laboratory was going to be built.3 They were unlikely to finish on time.4 The invention was about to be announced.5 She was bound to make the best decision.6 If I had stayed, I would have become CEO. / I would have become CEO if I had stayed.

1 would 2 was going to be3 was bound to be4 about to 5 was going to6 would 7 were going to8 going to

1 I wanted to study biology. (The stress on biology emphasizes that the intention was changed.)2 I wanted to study biology. (The stress on wanted emphasizes that the intention was followed through.)

1 going / bound2 never going / unlikely3 bound / going4 unlikely5 just about / going

1 I always thought I was going to be a teacher. 2 I always thought I was going to be a teacher.

11 were to2 was about to3 would4 was bound to5 wouldn't have been6 was going to be7 unlikely to be8 would have been9 was to be-21 going2 was 3 bound 4 were 5 likely6 would-31d 2b 3e 4f 5a 6c-41 was to become2 were going to be3 unlikely to be4 would not teach5 would6 were7 to be passed

5Thursday 13th at 10.30.-61 was wondering2 did you have3 was thinking4 was5 was hoping6 did you want7 hadn't been cancelledNo 7 isn't a tentative use of the past.-71 The project team was going to meet again before my holiday.2 ﻿﻿They were going to cancel the launch meeting.3 I was thinking of Thursday morning.4 I thought Ricardo was going to call.-8In 1964, were we more likely to have exciting predictions of the future than we have today?Ryan Ritchey thinks so and explores the topic in his documentary, After the Fair, about the World's Fair in 1964 in New York. This fair was going to enable people to encounter computers and other technological and cultural trends face to face for the first time. It was to have had 70 million visitors but in fact only 51 million made it in the two six-month seasons it was open. It was a vision of the future, so not everything would come to pass that was on show, for example colonies on the moon and cities underwater. On the other hand, many visitors were to have the experience of asking a computer a question and getting an answer, something many of us do regularly now. There were also picture phones that were unlikely to appeal to visitors then because outward appearances were less important then than they are nowadays.

12.2 They saw it coming

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