"Was Going to" vs. "Would" Is the some difference between sentences: "I knew that was going to happen" and "I knew that would happen"? Or "I thought that she was going to come" and "I thought that she

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"Was Going to" vs. "Would" Is the some difference between sentences: "I knew that was going to happen" and "I knew that would happen"? Or "I thought that she was going to come" and "I thought that she would come".

Sep 17, 2015 9:13 PM

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There is no significant difference between the two sentences in each pair. The meaning is the same.

September 17, 2015

Hi Andrew! Read this article: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/futureinpast.html

September 17, 2015

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