过去将来进行时表示在过去将来某一时间正在发生的动作。它常和表过去将来的时间状语连用,但上下文清楚时,时间状语亦可省略。和将来进行时一样,它也常表计划中的事,不表意愿或打算。
■过去将来进行时有一个特点,就常用在宾语从句(尤其是间接引语)中。如:
I thought you’d be sleeping. 我以为你在睡觉哩。
She said she would be looking after you. 她说她会照顾你的。
He didn’t know when he’d be seeing us again. 他不知道什么时候他会再见到们。
I asked her what she would be doing on Saturday. 我问她星期六干什么。
They moved to the main entrance where the car would be waiting. 他们向大门走去,那辆车会在那里等着。
The new name he would be using was Jack Jones. 他将用的新名是杰克?琼斯。
He would pay the rest as he would be leaving France. 其余款项,他将在离开法国时付清。
Jack said he had found a job. He would be working as a bartender in Detroit. 杰克说他找到了工作。他将在底特律做酒吧间伙计。
I was excited. Next Wednesday we would be flying to Sydney. 我很兴奋。下星期三我们就会飞往悉尼了。