Johanna Rudas Castellano
Emmanuel Chávez Mera
Expresar lo que planeabas hacer pero no hiciste es una habilidad fundamental en inglés. La estructura was/were going to permite hablar de intenciones que existieron en el pasado, y dominarla abre la puerta a conversaciones más naturales y fluidas. A través de un diálogo entre dos compañeros de trabajo, se presenta esta gramática en contextos reales de oficina.
¿Cómo se forma la estructura was going to para hablar del pasado?
Cuando quieres referirte a algo que tenías planeado hacer, pero que finalmente no ocurrió, puedes combinar el verbo to be en pasado (was o were) con going to más el verbo en su forma base [0:39]. Aunque normalmente asociamos going to con el futuro, al usar was o were desplazamos esa intención al pasado.
Por ejemplo: "I was going to call you, but I didn't have time" [1:08]. Esto significa que en tus planes de ayer querías llamar a esa persona, pero no pudiste. La estructura funciona tanto en forma afirmativa como negativa:
Esta diferencia entre intención positiva y negativa es clave para expresar matices en la comunicación [5:47].
¿Qué situaciones del diálogo ilustran las intenciones pasadas?
El diálogo entre Anna y Cesar ocurre en un entorno laboral donde Cesar prepara una presentación para una reunión con los jefes importantes (the big bosses) [4:06]. A lo largo de la conversación aparecen varios usos claros de la estructura.
¿Qué intenciones tenía Cesar?
Cesar menciona varias cosas que planeaba hacer:
¿Qué expresó Anna sobre sus planes?
Anna también usa la estructura para comunicar sus intenciones:
El verbo proofread [4:29] aparece cuando Cesar le pide a Anna que revise su presentación. Significa leer un texto cuidadosamente para corregir errores, una palabra muy útil en contextos profesionales.
¿Cómo practicar esta estructura con el ejercicio de completar oraciones?
Antes del diálogo se presentan cuatro oraciones incompletas que funcionan como ejercicio de comprensión auditiva [1:28]. Las respuestas correctas demuestran el uso de la gramática en contexto:
Nota cómo las dos primeras usan la primera persona (I was / I wasn't), la tercera usa tercera persona (Anna was), y la cuarta usa el plural (they weren't). La palabra impeccable [4:20] también aparece cuando Anna le recomienda a Cesar que su presentación sea perfecta, sin errores.
Practicar con diálogos reales como este te permite interiorizar la gramática de forma natural. ¿Te has encontrado en una situación similar a la de Cesar? Comparte tu experiencia y cómo usarías was going to para describirla.
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Past Intentions:
Past intentions using “was / were going to”
To express plans or intention that didn’t happen
I was going to call but i didn’t have time
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I was going to call you, but I am glad I see you now.
I wasn't going to buy any snacks but thanks for the idea.
Ana was going to leave early today but she is staying to help.
They weren't going to meet for lunch after the meeting.
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Paper guide exercises: A new house was bought by my father A delicious dish was cooked by the chef. Last year Paris was visited by millions of tourists My homework was eaten by the dog
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I was going to call you you but I’m glad I see you now I wasn’t going to bring any snacks but thanks for the idea Anna was going to leave early today but she’s staying to help Cesar They weren’t going to meet for lunch after the meeting
I was going to study but I'm busy now
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I WAS GOING TO WRITE A COMMENT BUT NOW I KNOW NOBODY WILL ANSWER ME.
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I was going to call you, but I'm glad I see you now
I wasn't going to buy any snacks, but thanks for the idea
Anna was going to leave early, but she's staying late to help Cesar
They weren't going to meet for lunch after the meeting.
1. I was going to buy a new car but i couldn't get a loan in the bank.
2. We were going to go to the party but we don't have enough money to buy a precent for them.
3. She was going to helping me with my homework but she regret, i don't know why
4. They were going to come but they had an accident.
5 He was going to cook but we don't have enough ingredients
i was going to call you but i' glad i see you now
i wasn't bring any snacks but thanks for he idea
Anna was going to leave early today but she's staying to help cesar