3.9 Past Tense of Be Going To

3.9 Past Tense of be going to

They wanted to buy a new car, but each car was too expensive. ► They were going to buy a new car, but they didn't. I went the gift shop to buy a ring, but I didn’t like any of their rings. ► ______We were planning to see a movie, but after dinner we got tired and went to bed. ► ______They needed to get up early, but their clock didn’t ring. ► ______Pete told Steve to fix Mrs. Falco’s radio, but he didn’t have the right parts. ► ______Mr. Miller started to leave for work, but the telephone rang. ► ______Mary wanted to put on her old dress, but it didn’t fit her anymore. ► ______We had to get on the bus, but it didn’t stop. ► ______I went into the bathroom to take a shower, but there wasn’t any hot water. ► ______Jane asked David to carry her suitcases, but they were too heavy. ► ______You were planning to take back the books, but the library was closed. ► ______I filled a glass with milk and started to drink it, but it was sour. ► ______You went to Dr. Arthur’s office, but there were a lot of people in the waiting room, and you didn’t want to wait. ► ______Bill started to throw away his old tools, but I told him to keep them. ► ______I wanted to clean the rug, but the vacuum cleaner wasn’t working. ► ______ Use the first [word(s)] in the first half of your answer, and the second [word(s)] in the second half. What were they going to do last Sunday? [baseball; rainy] ► They were going to play baseball last Sunday, but it was too rainy. What were you going to do before class? [homework; time] ► ______What was I going to do in the forest? [pictures; film] ► ______What were they going to do? [sit down; chairs] ► ______Where were we going to live? [downtown; apartments] ► ______What was Jimmy going to do? [laundry; soap] ► ______What was she going to wear? [pink dress; dirty] ► ______Where were you going to park? [parking lot; full] ► ______Who was I going to visit in the hospital? [Gail; got well] ► ______What were they going to buy? [new truck; expensive] ► ______Who were we going to invite to dinner? [Hunts; went away] ► ______What was Molly going to play? [soccer; hurt] ► ______What were you going to do last Saturday? [sailing; windy] ► ______Where was I going to go? [party; sick] ► ______What were they going to eat? [cookies; stale] ► ______Where were we going to walk? [school; rainy] ► ______What was Jason going to paint? [ceiling; ladder] ► ______What were you going to send? [letter; stamps] ► ______