Geçmişteki gelecek
Geçmişteki bir andan bakıldığında gelecek olan bir şeyi anlatmak için gelecek biçimleri geriye kayar: will → would, am going to → was going to. Türkçede “-AcAktI” ve “-AcAğInI” ile söyleriz.
| biçim | kullanım | örnek |
|---|---|---|
| would | tahmin, söz, dolaylı anlatım | I knew she would love it. |
| was / were going to | plan ya da niyet, çoğu zaman gerçekleşmemiş | We were going to call, but we forgot. |
| was / were -ing | kesinleşmiş plan | He was nervous: he was flying the next day. |
| was / were about to | olmak üzere olan | I was about to leave when the phone rang. |
Notlar
- Dolaylı anlatımda çok yaygındır: She said she would help.
- was going to çoğu zaman vazgeçilen planı gösterir: I was going to study, but I watched a film instead.
- was to (resmî) = planlanmıştı ya da kaderindeydi: He was to become president.
Örnekler
- I thought it would be easier.Daha kolay olacağını düşünmüştüm.
- They were going to get married in June.Haziranda evleneceklerdi.
- She told me she was leaving on Friday.Cuma günü gideceğini söyledi.
- We were about to give up when we found it.Tam vazgeçmek üzereydik ki onu bulduk.
- I didn’t know she would be there.Onun orada olacağını bilmiyordum.
Sık yapılan hatalar
- ✗ I thought the test will be shorter.✓ I thought the test would be shorter.Geçmişteki bir düşünceden bakıldığında will, would olur. Türkçedeki “daha kısa olacağını düşündüm” zamanı değiştirmez.
- ✗ We were going move in May.✓ We were going to move in May.Going ile fiil arasında to bulunur: were going to move. Türkçedeki “taşınacaktık” tek kelimedir.
- ✗ We were about give up.✓ We were about to give up.Be about to + fiil “üzere olmak” demektir ve to atlanmaz: we were about to give up.
- ✗ I would study, but I watched a film instead.✓ I was going to study, but I watched a film instead.Vazgeçilen bir plan was going to ile anlatılır: I was going to study. Türkçedeki “çalışacaktım ama” buna denk gelir.
- ✗ I knew you are going to say that.✓ I knew you were going to say that.Geçmişteki bir andan bakılınca going to da geriye kayar: you were going to say that.