一般过去将来时的其他用法

之前我们解析了一般过去将来时的基本形式的用法。其实还有其他的方式可以用于一般过去将来时。

1、was/were about to do表示“即将、正要”。
例句：

（1）Soon our season was over and I was about to move. 很快的，我们的学期要结束了，我即将搬走了。

（2）I was about to argue with him, but then I realized that he was right. 我准备和他理论，但是后来我意识到他的话有道理。

（3）He was about to be transferred to a seaside town. 他正要被调往一座海滨小城。

2、was/were due to do 决定好了要做某事
例句：

（1）The meeting was due to last for a week. 这个会议计划要举行一星期。

（2）She was due to leave for another city at 8 o'clock. 她计划在8点前往另一个城市。

3、was/were to do 表示曾经计划要做某事，如果没有实现，要用不定时完成时。
例句：

（1）I would be very happy if one or more of them were to decide to come and live in China. 如果他们中有一两个或全都要决定回来住在中国，那我是很高兴的。

（2）She said she was to travel. 她说她要去旅行。

（3）She said she was to have met Jack, but they missed. 她说她原本打算去见杰克，但是他们错过了。

4、was/were on the point of doing 表示正要……的时候
例句：

（1）He was on the point of writing letters when I called him. 我给他打电话的时候他正要写信。

（2）The employee was on the point of quitting his job. 这名员工即将停止他的工作。

（3）He was on the point of saying something when a young woman started to speak. 他正要张嘴，一个年轻妇女抢先说了。

总结

本篇我们总结了4个除了基本形式之外的用于一般过去将来时的用法：was/were about to do、was/were due to do、was/were to do和was/were on the point of doing。同学们课下可以多仿写例句来巩固知识点。