The Future in the Past

By the 1990s, both Sheffield and Bilbao were post-industrial cities wondering how they ____________ (to cope) in the coming years.

The National Centre for Popular Music was expected to be a landmark building that ____________ (boost) tourism in the city.

People soon realized that the center on its own ____________ (not be) enough to transform the city.

When I saw John, he said he ____________

(travel) around the world.

Laura promised she __________ (be) late.

I decided that I __________ (attend) university in another state.

I __________ (enter) a painting competition, but didn't finish in time.

I was in a state of panic, because I ____________ (sit) my final exams in two days.

We ____________ (visit) an art exhibition if we could get a day off.

I had a feeling that things _____ soon _______ (turn) difficult.