Was going to y Were going to | planes que fueron cancelados

 Usamos 'sujeto + was/were + going to + verbo base' para hablar en inglés de un plan futuro que fue cancelado. Muchas veces teníamos pensado realizar ciertas actividades, pero por algún motivo se tuvieron que aplazar o posponer. En este post te voy a enseñar como usar la estructura o patrón  para formar oraciones.

Was going to / Were going to - significa "iba"

Si por ejemplo quieres decir: "Yo iba a ir al banco, pero estaba cerrado", "Yo iba a comprar un carro", "Ella se iba casar conmigo", "Ellos iban a ganar el partido", etc. En inglés nos vamos a apoyar del pasado del verbo to be (was/were). Observa algunos ejemplos para que puedas comprender mejor.

Estructura 'sujeto + was/were + going to + verbo base'

• I was going to walk home, but it started raining. Iba a caminar a casa, pero empezó a llover.
• We were going to have a meeting at 2pm, but it was canceled. Íbamos a tener una reunión a las 2 de la tarde, pero fue cancelada.
• They were going to go to the beach, but they had to work. Iban a ir a la playa, pero tenían que trabajar.
• He was going to start a new job in the summer, but he got sick. Iba a empezar un nuevo trabajo en el verano, pero se enfermó.
• I was going to make a cup of tea, but we were out of tea.
• She was going to watch television but decided to sleep instead.
• They were going to play tennis until it started raining.
• They were going to get married, but their parents forbade it.

Como ya haz de saber si has leído mis posts anteriores, el sujeto puede ser cualquier pronombre personal o bien un nombre de persona, animal o cosa. Puedes usar nuestra lista de verbos en nuestra web principal Icanspeak.app, los verbos tienen su respectiva pronunciación y significado.

Oraciones negativas 

1. We were going to leave, but we decided to stay until the end.
2. I wasn’t going to eat the cake, but it looks too tasty.
3. She wasn't going to take the job, but in the end, she needed the money.

Preguntas Wh-word + was/were + subject + going to + base verb?

1. Where was he going to go?
2. What was she going to do?
3. Was he going to go to the authorities?
4. Were we going to tell them the good news?
5. Were you going to eat the last slice of cake?

¡Consejo de pronunciación! Cuando hablamos, a menudo decimos "gonna" en lugar de "going to". Al escribir, utilice siempre "going to", ya que es más apropiado.

1. We were gonna go get a cup of coffee.
2. They were gonna go speak to the manager.
3. I was gonna ask if you watched that movie.
4. They were gonna hire more staff, but the economy got bad.