之前我們解析了一般過(guò)去將來(lái)時(shí)的基本形式的用法。其實(shí)還有其他的方式可以用于一般過(guò)去將來(lái)時(shí)。

1、was/were about to do表示“即將、正要”。
例句：

（1）Soon our season was over and I was about to move. 很快的，我們的學(xué)期要結(jié)束了，我即將搬走了。

（2）I was about to argue with him, but then I realized that he was right. 我準(zhǔn)備和他理論，但是后來(lái)我意識(shí)到他的話有道理。

（3）He was about to be transferred to a seaside town. 他正要被調(diào)往一座海濱小城。

2、was/were due to do 決定好了要做某事
例句：

（1）The meeting was due to last for a week. 這個(gè)會(huì)議計(jì)劃要舉行一星期。

（2）She was due to leave for another city at 8 o'clock. 她計(jì)劃在8點(diǎn)前往另一個(gè)城市。

3、was/were to do 表示曾經(jīng)計(jì)劃要做某事，如果沒(méi)有實(shí)現(xiàn)，要用不定時(shí)完成時(shí)。
例句：

（1）I would be very happy if one or more of them were to decide to come and live in China. 如果他們中有一兩個(gè)或全都要決定回來(lái)住在中國(guó)，那我是很高興的。

（2）She said she was to travel. 她說(shuō)她要去旅行。

（3）She said she was to have met Jack, but they missed. 她說(shuō)她原本打算去見杰克，但是他們錯(cuò)過(guò)了。

4、was/were on the point of doing 表示正要……的時(shí)候
例句：

（1）He was on the point of writing letters when I called him. 我給他打電話的時(shí)候他正要寫信。

（2）The employee was on the point of quitting his job. 這名員工即將停止他的工作。

（3）He was on the point of saying something when a young woman started to speak. 他正要張嘴，一個(gè)年輕婦女搶先說(shuō)了。

總結(jié)

本篇我們總結(jié)了4個(gè)除了基本形式之外的用于一般過(guò)去將來(lái)時(shí)的用法：was/were about to do、was/were due to do、was/were to do和was/were on the point of doing。同學(xué)們課下可以多仿寫例句來(lái)鞏固知識(shí)點(diǎn)。