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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

Your essay was _____ be submitted yesterday.

due to

due

suppose

likely to

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: We expected him to arrive soon (would).

We thought he would arrive soon.

Rewrite the sentence: It was probably going to rain (likely).

It was likely to rain.

Rewrite the sentence: I was sure we would find the wallet (bound).

We were bound to find the wallet.

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.

Correct it! The party was bounded to be a success.

The party was bound to be a success.

A grant was ________ to the idea with the most potential.

to have been given

to be giving

to have given

been given

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

The project was ____ succeed because the team were the best in the business.

bound to

unlikely to

about to

bound

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

From the start, it ____ a difficult project.

was going to be

is going to be

would be

was being

Ben ______ to be in the office, but we tried phoning him anyway.

was unlikely

is unlikely

was about

would

As he left, Sam insisted that he _____ wait ten minutes for Muriel, but no more.

would

will

was bound to

was unlikely to