Colin and I would spend a few weeks travelling after he graduated.

二．用法

过去将来时表示从过去某个时间看将要发生的动作或存在的状态。

She said that she would join us in the discussion the next day.

It suggested that it would stay hot in the next few days.

注意：有时would do形式表示过去的习惯动作

He would turn to me for help whenever he got into trouble.

My grandma would sit for hours thinking of the past.

其他形式：

①was/were going to表过去计划／打算／安排要发生的事或有迹象要发生的事

②was/were to do表过去按命令／计划／安排注定发生的，必将发生的事

③was/were about to do表过去即将／马上要发生的事 常和when连用

④come, go, leave ,start, arrive等表示位置移动的动词的过去进行时，可表示过去的将来意义

Toby phoned his friend and told him he was going to leave at 10.

Toby said goodbye to his friend, not knowing that they were never to meet again

Toby was just about to dive into the sea when he saw a shark.

Toby was busy packing, because he was leaving that night.

【小试牛刀】

单项选择

　A. were playing B. were to play C. had played D. played

2. I really don't think Rose will be upset, but I will go and see her in case she _____.

A. is B. does C. will be D. has been

4.-Have you heard from Janet recently?

-No, but I ___ her over Christmas.

A. saw B. will be seeing C. have seen D. have been seeing

5.-Who is the old man talking with your teacher?

-I don't know. I ___ him before.

A. was never seeing B. had never seen C. never saw D. wouldn't see

6. Unfortunately, when I dropped in, Professor Li ___ , so we only had time for a few words.

A. has just left B. had just left C. was just leaving D. just left

7.The government promised that a new plan within a week.

　　A. would carry out B. would be carried out

　　C. would be carrying out D. would be being carried out.

8. I decided to go to library as soon as .

A. finish what I did B. finished what I did

C. would finish what I was doing D. finished what I was doing

9. -I'm still working on my project.