一、过去将来时的'含义
过去将来时表示在过去某个时间看来将要发生的动作或存在的状态。过去将来时常用于宾语从句和间接引语中。例如：I didnt know if he would come.我不知道他是否会来。
They never knew that population would become a big problem.他们从来都不知道人口问题将会成为一个大问题。
She didnt tell me where she would go.她没有告诉我她要去哪儿。
Betty said she would visit the Great Wall next Saturday.贝蒂说下周六她要去参观长城。
二、过去将来时的表达法
（一）would+动词原形。常表示按计划或安排即将发生的事。例如He said he would come to see me.他说他要来看我。
He told me he would go to Beijing.他告诉我他将去北京。
（二）was/ were+going to+动词原形。常可用来表示按计划或安排即将发生的事。例如：She said she was going to start off at once.她说她将立即出发。
I was told that he was going to return home.有人告诉我他准备回家。
此结构还可表示根据当时情况判断有可能但不一定会发生某事。例如：It seemed as if it was going to rain.看来好像要下雨。
（三）come，go，leave，arrive，start等动词可用过去进行时代替过去将来时。例如：He said the train was leaving at six the next morning.他说火车将于第二天早晨六点离开。
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