I was going to start my project last night, but I decided to wait.
Plans, intentions and obligations that were still in the future when somebody spoke or thought about them — but that moment has passed.
The school was filming her lecture later that day.
We were supposed to read the chapter before class.
future idea
+ past form
Never will, never am going to — everything shifts back.
past progressive for a scheduled activity · would + base verb for what was said
"I will call you." → He said he would call me.
was / were going to = an intention · was / were supposed to = an obligation
Always to + base verb: going to start, not going start.
The school was filming her lecture later.
It may or may not have happened.
I was going to call you, but I ran out of battery.
The plan was dropped or the duty unmet.
If nothing went wrong, use a simple past instead: I called you yesterday.
I told them I will be there.
Correct: I told them I would be there.
I was going ^ start the report.
Correct: I was going to start the report.
We were supposed ^ read the chapter.
Correct: We were supposed to read the chapter.
He said he would to come.
Correct: He said he would come.
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She saidA she was going to calledB me, butC her phone hadD no signal all evening.
Bwas going to called → was going to call
✓ going to + base verb
We were about toA leave whenB the manager arrived withC the results, and the news were disappointingD.
Dand the news were disappointing → and the news was disappointing
✓ news is uncountable → was
He promised he will finishA the report byB Friday, butC he handedD it in on Monday.
AHe promised he will finish → He promised he would finish
✓ will → would after a past reporting verb
Use was going to, was supposed to or would.
A future idea, but every form is a past form.