Geçmişteki gelecek (was going to, was about to, would)

Kurallar

• Kural 1: was / were going to

  Geçmişteki bir plan / niyet ya da o anki bir tahmin için kullanılır. Çoğu zaman plan gerçekleşmemiştir, ardından *but* gelir.

  Kalıp: özne + was / were going to + yalın fiil

  Örnek: We were going to play outside, but it rained. (Dışarıda oynayacaktık ama yağmur yağdı.)

  Örnek: I knew it was going to be a great day. (Harika bir gün olacağını biliyordum.)

• Kural 2: was / were about to

  Bir şey olmak üzereydi, çok yakındı. Genellikle when ile araya giren bir olay gelir. Aynı anlam: was on the point of + -ing.

  Kalıp: özne + was / were about to + yalın fiil (… when …)

  Örnek: I was about to sleep when my phone buzzed. (Tam uyumak üzereydim ki telefonum titredi.)

  Örnek: She was on the point of leaving. (Tam çıkmak üzereydi.)

• Kural 3: would

  knew, thought, said, promised, had no idea gibi geçmiş fiillerden sonra, o andan bakınca olacak şeyi would ile anlatırız (bir tahminse was going to da olur). Bu, *will*'in geçmişteki karşılığıdır. Hikâyelerde “ileride … olacaktı” anlamında da kullanılır.

  Kalıp: … knew / thought / said … + would + yalın fiil

  Örnek: I thought you would be late. (Geç kalacağını düşünmüştüm.)

  Örnek: She met a boy who would become her best friend. (En iyi arkadaşı olacak bir çocukla tanıştı.)

• Kural 4: was to / was due to

  was / were to resmî bir plan ya da geriye bakınca bir kader anlatır. Gerçekleşmeyen plan: was to have + V3. was / were due to: tarifeli ya da beklenen olay.

  Kalıp: özne + was / were to / was / were due to + yalın fiil

  Örnek: The ceremony was to begin at noon. (Tören öğlen başlayacaktı.)

  Örnek: The bus was due to leave at eight. (Otobüsün saat sekizde kalkması gerekiyordu.)

Sık yapılan hatalar

• I am going to call you, but I forgot. → I was going to call you, but I forgot.

  Plan geçmişteydi → was going to. Türkçedeki “-acaktım” ekindeki geçmişi unutma!

• I knew you will win. → I knew you would win.

  Geçmiş bakış açısı → would.

• She was about leave. → She was about to leave.

  about to + yalın fiil; *to* düşmez.