As he left, Sam insisted that he _____ wait ten minutes for Muriel, but no more.
was bound to
was unlikely to
would
will
I knew from the start that it ____ a difficult project.
was going to be
is going to be
was being
would be
We didn't think we ______ time to stop for lunch, so we took sandwiches with us.
were unlikely to have
would have
will have
were about to have
Lisa was bound ______ late, so we delayed the start of the meeting.
to have been
to being
to be
being
I was about ______ walking, when the bus arrived.
to have started
to be starting
starting to
to start
Had we known you were coming, we ______ for you.
were going to wait
were to wait
were about to wait
would have waited
_______ to quit when the pay increases were announced?
Would you have
Were you unlikely
Were you about
Were you
We thought he ______ to win the award, so we were delighted when he did.
would have
was about
was
was unlikely
I knew it was ____ a long and happy working relationship.
to would be
going to be
being
likely
Correct it! We thought Jim won't arrive for another two hours, but he turned up at 9pm.
We thought Jim wouldn't arrive for another two hours, but he turned up at 9pm.
Correct it! We were about start filming when Marta suddenly lost her voice.
We were about to start filming when Marta suddenly lost her voice.
Correct it! When I saw the house, I knew Greg will like it.
When I saw the house, I knew Greg would like it.
Correct it! They're going to have a goodbye party for Sheila last Friday, but she didn't want one.
They were going to have a goodbye party for Sheila last Friday, but she didn't want one.
Correct it! It was obvious that Amir is going to get a promotion after all his hard work.
It was obvious that Amir was going to get a promotion after all his hard work.
Rewrite the sentence: It was almost time for us to leave (about).
We were about to leave.
Rewrite the sentence: The car probably wasn't going to start (unlikely)
The car was unlikely to start.
