Matching Pairs Future in the PastOnline version Exercise on the future in the past tense. by Esteban Palacio 1 A nuclear power station was 2 You were supposed to 3 In the 1970s, people thought the oil 4 When I was a child, I never thought 5 Elvis's parents couldn’t have known their son was to 6 I was on the verge of 7 He was hoping to train as a pilot would run out very soon. going to be built here but there were mass protests. have finished this last week. What happened? I would do the job I do now. but his eyesight wasn’t good enough. taking the job when I had second thoughts. become the most famous singer of all time.