L5+6+7: Narrative tenses; future in the past

Question 1

Which 4 tenses are the narrative tenses?

Answer 1

past simple                                   (did)
past perfect                                  (HAD done)
past perfect continuous              (HAD been doing)  
past continuous                           (was/were doing)

NEVER present perfect (have done/been doing)

Question 2

Which tenses are used

to give background to events in the past (3)
for background actions or interrupted actions (1)

Answer 2

to give background to events in the past:
  past perfect                                  (HAD done)
  past perfect continuous              (HAD been doing)  
  past continuous                           (was/were doing)

for background actions or interrupted actions:
  past continuous                           (was/were doing)

Question 3

Which tense is used

for actions in sequence in a narrative (1)
to refer back to an earlier time in the sequence (1)

Answer 3

for actions in sequence in a narrative:
  past simple                                   (did)

to refer back to an earlier time in the sequence:
  past perfect                                  (HAD done)

Question 4

Which tenses are used

to explain the main action or give relevant background (2)

Answer 4

to explain the main action or give relevant background:
  past perfect                                  (HAD done)
  past perfect continuous              (HAD been doing)

Question 5

Future in the past

Describe the 5 options to build the future in the past

Answer 5

conj. to BE (_/about/set) to + INFINITIVE verb
conj. to BE + going to + INFINITIVE verb
conj. to BE + gerund VERB form (-ING)
conj. modal verb + BE + gerund VERB form (-ING)

would/might/could + INFINITIVE verb

Question 6

Future in the past

used form for events/situations that CAME TRUE

used form for things that DID NOT HAPPEN as planned

Answer 6

for events/situations that CAME TRUE:
conj. to BE to + INFINITIVE verb
“I had to leave and was never to return.”

for things that DID NOT HAPPEN as planned:
conj. to BE to + HAVE + past participle
“The present was to have been a surprise.”

Question 7

Specify the 4 different meanings of WOULD in the past

Answer 7

describing refusal:
She would not discuss.

describing a habit
She’d generally keep her ideas to herself.

future in the past
One day he WOULD BE famous.

hypothetical past
But for a lack of talent he WOULD HAVE BEEN famous.