Future in the past

The party ______________ a surprise for Janet, but unfortunately Tim told her.

• was on the point of being

• would be

• was meant to be

I ____________ leave the house when I realised it was a holiday and I didn't have to go to work.

• was meant to

• would

• was about to

We _______________ call you, but someone said you were away.

• were going to

• would

• were supposed to

She _____________ regret her rudeness later when Maria was promoted above her.

• would

• was about to

• was supposed to

We ______________ on holiday together, but two people cancelled at the last minute.

• were to have gone

• would go

• were to go

I could never have guessed that my dream ____________ come true in the end.

• was to have

• would

• was meant to

His boastful words ______________ come back to haunt him later.

• were going to

• were to have

• would

We ______________ last week but we couldn't find time.

• were supposed to meet

• would meet

• were on the point of meeting

I was __________________ into the water when I saw the shark warning.

• on the verge of diving

• to have dived

• going to dive

Originally the work _________________ completed in April, but there were delays due to bad weather.

• was on the verge of being

• was about to be

• was to have been