mẫu câu (grammar) · neutral
would be + V-ing
Used for the future-in-the-past (an action that was expected to be in progress at a future time seen from a past viewpoint); also for polite or softened past predictions.
Examples
“She said she would be studying all weekend.”
“They expected they would be running the trial by July.”
“By the time you arrive, I would be waiting at the station.”
“He told us he would be working abroad for two years.”
Band 8 sentence
“He told the panel that he would be conducting fieldwork throughout the summer, so scheduling meetings would be difficult.”
Collocations
- would be + V-ing (with time expressions)
- said/expected/predicted + that + subject + would be + V-ing
Word family
Common mistakes
He said he will be working abroad next year.→He said he would be working abroad next year.
She said she would study all weekend.→She said she would be studying all weekend.
They said they would to finish the report by June.→They said they would be finishing the report by June.
Say it for a higher band
5will be + V-ing→6was/were going to + V→7+would be + V-ing
Synonyms
was/were going to + V
Easily confused
would + base verb
“He said he would apply for the job next month.”
was/were going to + base verb
“She was going to start the course in September.”
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