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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Was going to

Hi,

Can one use 'would' in the following context to mean 'was going to.' I want the whole sentence to be in past tense: He was not in school anymore, so the bullying would not affect him from that time on.

Also: there is a danger he might fall.
In past tense: there was a danger he might fall.
I take it only 'is' changes to 'was' in past form. Might stays as it is to project the future from the past. Is that right?

Thanks.
  

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Anonymous Can one use 'would' in the following context to mean 'was not going to. Yes. Anonymous Is that right?

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  • Anonymous Can one use 'would' in the following context to mean 'was not going to.
  • Yes.
  • Anonymous Is that right?
  • Yes.
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AnonymousCan one use 'would' in the following context to mean 'was not going to.
Yes.
AnonymousIs that right?
Yes.

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AnonymousMight stays as it is to project the future from the past. Is that right?
No. "Might" can be future or past.
If it doesn't rain tomorrow and I have the time, I might join you guys at the baseball game. This is a future reference of possibility.

had I known t
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Yes, but if it is just 'might', it is only future or present. Only 'might have' is past tense, as your example also shows.
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