Unit 5 - Grammar: future in the past | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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REWRITE: Melissa planned on telling you about the dinner, but she forgot. (meant) Melissa...

Melissa meant to tell you about the dinner, but she forgot.

REWRITE: She nearly became a superstar, but then she got sick. (verge / becoming) She got sick when...

She got sick when she was on the verge of becoming a superstar.

REWRITE: It was to have been a surprise party, but she found out about it. (supposed) It...

It was supposed to be a surprise party, but she found out about it.

REWRITE: Jim went to Peru on holiday. He ended up living there for twenty years. (would) Jim went to Peru, where...

Jim went to Peru where he would live (would end up living) for twenty years.

REWRITE: The idea was to work with Donna again, but she left the company. (hoping) I...

I was hoping to work with Donna again, but she left the company.

REWRITE: They expected it to be the world's biggest outdoor festival, but then the rain came. (be) It...

It was to be the world's biggest outdoor festival, but then the rain came.

REWRITE: We planned for the reopening of our time capsule in 2020. (to be) Our ....

Our time capsule was to be reopened in 2020.

REWRITE: The plan was for the safe to be locked for ten years, but someone opened it. (supposed) The safe...

The safe was supposed to be locked for ten years, but someone opened it.

REWRITE: The idea was to visit Montevideo, but we didn't have time. (going) We...

We were going to visit Montevideo, but we didn't have time.

REWRITE: The document was secret. No one could see it until 2050. (not / be) The...

The document wasn't to be seen until 2050.