PASSIVE REPORTING VERBS lt ... (fear) that insurance premiums will rise as a result of climate change.

PASSIVE REPORTING VERBS Since the floods it ... (agree) that a fund to repair extensive damage in the area will be set up.

FUTURE IN THE PAST lt was bound to be / unlikely to be straightforward for women to get the same educational rights as men.

CONTINUOUS ASPECT They ... (come) over from head office to meet the new manager, once she's settled in.

FUTURE IN THE PAST For many years women were going to be / were about to be in the minority in further education.

PASSIVE REPORTING VERBS lt ... (report) in the press that, despite the high claim of a million pounds, the insurers paid out the sum for the Titanic within thirty days.

FUTURE IN THE PAST Women would not teach / were to teach at university until Laura Bassi, an Italian, became the first to teach at a European university in 1732.

CONTINUOUS ASPECT He ... (work) in the research team for two years before he was asked to lead it.

CONTINUOUS ASPECT We ... (go) to Greece on holiday ever since I can remember.

CONTINUOUS ASPECT I ... (work) in the garden when the news of the disaster broke.

CONTINUOUS ASPECT You could tell he ... (not / listen); he was still working out the finances in his head.