1. 概念：立足于过去某一时刻，从过去看将来，常用于宾语从句中。

2. 时间状语：the next day (morning, year), the following month (week)等。

3. 基本结构：

（1）主语 was / were / going to do sth

（2）主语 would do sth

否定形式：

（1）主语 was / were / not going to do sth

（2）主语 would not do sth

一般疑问句：

（1）was或were放于句首；

（2）would 提到句首。

4. 用法：

（1）“would 动词原形”常表示主观意愿的将来。

如：He said he would come to see me. 他说他要来看我。

（2）“was / were going to 动词原形”常表示按计划或安排即将发生的事。

如：She said she was going to start off at once.

 I was told that he was going to return home.

此结构还可表示根据某种迹象来看，很可能或即将发生的事情。

如：It seemed as if it was going to rain. 看来好像要下雨。

（3）come，go，leave，arrive，start等瞬时动词可用过去进行时表示过去将来的含义。

如：He said the train was leaving at six the next morning.

      She told me she was coming to see me.