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Everyone back then knew that Picasso _______ one of the most famous artists of the modern age.
 
was to become
 
had become
 
was supposed to become
 
was likely to become
A: Are you coming out tonight? B: Actually, I _____ my assignment, but I think I can leave it until tomorrow.
 
was going to finish
 
would be finishing
 
was finished
 
was going to be finished
Near the end of our experiment, our research ____ look like a bad idea.
 
was beginning to
 
had been beginning to
 
was about to
 
was likely to
Hurry up! We ______ to be there an hour ago!
 
were supposed
 
were about
 
were supposing
 
were likely
Which is NOT possible? For years I thought I was _____ to get a job in computing, but I ended up doing something completely different.
 
probably
 
going
 
likely
 
bound
bound/ she/ decision/ best/ the/ make/ to/ was
She was bound to make the best decision.
announced/ was/ to/ be/ the/ invention/ about
The invention was about to be announced.
Were/ finish/ time/ to/ unlikely/ on/ they
They were unlikely to finish on time.
going/ laboratory/ was/ a/ be/ to/ built
A laboratory was going to be built.
midday/ met/ were/ to/ we/ have/ at
We were to have met at midday.
become/ CEO/ had/ have/ I/ I/ if/ stayed/ would
I would have become CEO if I had stayed.
Rewrite the sentence: He had a plan to start a business (going to).
He was going to start a business.
Rewrite the sentence: It was probably going to rain (likely).
It was likely to rain.
Rewrite the sentence: The car probably wasn't going to start (unlikely)
The car was unlikely to start.
Rewrite the sentence: It was almost time for us to leave (about).
We were about to leave.
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.
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! When I saw the house, I knew Greg will like it.
When I saw the house, I knew Greg would like it.
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! 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.
I knew it was ____ a long and happy working relationship.
 
going to be
 
likely
 
being
 
to would be
We thought he ______ to win the award, so we were delighted when he did.
 
was unlikely
 
was about
 
was
 
would have
_______ to quit when the pay increases were announced?
 
Were you about
 
Were you unlikely
 
Were you
 
Would you have
Had we known you were coming, we ______ for you.
 
would have waited
 
were to wait
 
were about to wait
 
were going to wait
I was about ______ walking, when the bus arrived.
 
to start
 
starting to
 
to be starting
 
to have started
Lisa was bound ______ late, so we delayed the start of the meeting.
 
to be
 
being
 
to have been
 
to being
We didn't think we ______ time to stop for lunch, so we took sandwiches with us.
 
would have
 
were unlikely to have
 
will have
 
were about to have
I knew from the start that it ____ a difficult project.
 
was going to be
 
is going to be
 
would be
 
was being
As he left, Sam insisted that he _____ wait ten minutes for Muriel, but no more.
 
would
 
will
 
was bound to
 
was unlikely to