Future in the Past Focus 5

Borneo's orangutans are ______ extinct. (2 answers are correct)

• on the verge of becoming

• about to become

• due to become

They said they ______(be) here by 9pm, but they haven’t arrived yet

• will

• would

• were to be

• were

I turned off my mobile phone because the film was _______ to start

The new canal ______ to be finished by December next year.

• is due

• is on the verge

• is on the point

• is about

I ________(call) you, but I forgot it

• 
  will call

• would call

• was going to call

• called

He promised he ______(send) a postcard from Egypt.

• will send

• would send

• was going to send

• sent

Which structure is used to talk about official arrangements/plans?

• was/were about to + inf

• was/were due to + inf

• was/were to + inf

• was/were going to + inf

He gave me Tracy's birthday present because I _______(see) her the next day for lunch

Which structure if used to talk about promises or predictions?

• would + inf

• was/were going to + inf

• was/were Ving

• was/were planning to + inf

Which structure is used to talk about plans that were a part of a timetable?