5 When we arrived, Toby and Colin were having supper.

To indicate the action started before the action in the past and probably continued after it

6 Toby said that he and Colin would spend the summer traveling.

To indicate a past intention

7 Toby's father would get up early and go fishing on Saturdays if the weather was fine.

To indicate a past routine

8 We all tried to stop him from climbing the snowy mountain but he wouldn't listen to us.

To indicate a past obstinate insistence

9 Would you go to Africa with Toby?

To indicate an invitation by using the question form

10 I was going to leave, but then it rained.

To indicate a past plan

11 Toby said they were going to visit Africa first.

To indicate a past intention (used in the indirect speech)

12 Toby was just about to dive into the sea when he saw the shark.

To indicate the action which would happen in the immediate future in the past

13 Toby said they were to climb in the Himalayas after they traveled in Africa.

To indicate a past plan

14 They said goodbye, and didn't know they were never to meet again.

To indicate a destiny in the past

Step 5 homework

Finish C1, C2, D1, D2, on page 96.