B2

Future in the Past: was going to / would / was about to

Өнгөрсөн цаг дахь ирээдүй

When to use it

will → would · am going to → was going to · about to → was about to

Өнгөрсөнд хийхээр төлөвлөсөн боловч ямар нэг шалтгаанаар хийгээгүй үед хэрэглэнэ.

Plans that didn't happen: was / were going to
  • I was going to call you yesterday, but I completely forgot. — Би өчигдөр чам руу залгах гэж байсан юм, даанч бүр мартчихаж.
  • She was going to apply for the job, but the deadline passed. — Тэр ажлын байранд өргөдөл өгөх гэж байсан ч хугацаа нь дууссан.

Was going to-ийн ард үйл үгийн үндсэн хэлбэр (V1) орно.

I was going to called you.

I was going to call you. — Би чам руу залгах гэж байсан.

Өнгөрсөнд "тэгнэ" гэж амласан эсвэл таамагласныг эргэн ярихад would + V1 хэрэглэнэ.

Past promises & predictions: would
  • She promised that she would come to the meeting. — Тэр хуралд ирнэ гэж амласан.
  • The shop said they would deliver the sofa before noon. — Дэлгүүр буйданг үдээс өмнө хүргэж өгнө гэж хэлсэн.
  • I knew the cold weather would cause problems for the car. — Хүйтэн цаг агаар машинд асуудал үүсгэнэ гэдгийг би мэдэж байсан.

Өнгөрсөнд хэлсэн амлалтыг дамжуулахдаа will → would болно.

She said that she will come.

She said that she would come. — Тэр ирнэ гэж хэлсэн.

Яг болох гэж байтал өөр явдал дундуур нь орж тасалсныг илэрхийлнэ.

Almost happening: was / were about to
  • We were about to leave the office when the phone rang. — Бид яг оффисоос гарах гэж байтал утас дуугарсан.
  • He was about to press the button when the lights went out. — Тэр яг товчлуур дарах гэж байтал гэрэл унтарсан.
  • I was about to send the email when my manager changed the numbers. — Би яг имэйлээ илгээх гэж байтал менежер маань тоонуудыг өөрчилсөн.

About to-гийн өмнө was / were заавал орно.

We about to leave when it broke.

We were about to leave when it broke. — Бид яг гарах гэж байтал эвдэрсэн.

How to build it

Ирээдүйн хэлбэрүүд өнгөрсөн дүйцэхүүн рүүгээ шилжинэ

Өнгөрсөн үеэс харахад ирээдүйд болох байсан явдлыг ярихдаа will → would, is going to → was going to болгоно.

Plan: Subject + was / were + going to + V1Promise / prediction: Subject + would + V1Almost happening: Subject + was / were + about to + V1
  • The seller promised that the phone would arrive before Friday. — Худалдагч утас баасан гарагаас өмнө ирнэ гэж амласан.
  • She was about to cross the road when she saw the car. — Тэр яг зам гарах гэж байтал машиныг харсан.