Past Tense Conjugation and Usage

The video tutorial by Sian from BBC Learning English explores the concept of 'future in the past'. It explains how to express future intentions, predictions, and arrangements that were relevant in the past using different grammatical structures. Key transformations include changing 'going to' to 'was going to', 'will' to 'would', and using past continuous and past perfect forms. The tutorial also highlights pronunciation tips and provides examples to illustrate these concepts.

What is the main focus of the lesson introduced by Sian?

• Future perfect tense

• Future in the past

• Present tense forms

• Past tense usage

How do you express 'I am going to' in the past tense?

• I was going to

• I am going

• I will go

• I have gone

Which tense is used for predictions or intentions that change?

• Present continuous

• Future perfect

• Future in the past

• Past continuous

What is the quick pronunciation of 'I was going to'?

• I was gonn'

• I was gon'

• I was goin'

• I was gonna

How is the present continuous used for future arrangements expressed in the past?

• Past perfect

• Past continuous

• Simple past

• Future perfect

What is the past form of 'I am meeting'?

• I was meeting

• I met

• I have met

• I will meet

What does 'will' change to when referring to the future in the past?

• Will

• Would

• Should

• Shall

What is the past form of 'I will call'?

• I have called

• I was calling

• I called

• I would call

How do you express 'I am about to' in the past tense?

• I am about to

• I will be about to

• I was about to

• I have been about to

What is the past form of 'I am about to call'?

• I was about to call

• I called

• I have called

• I will call