"was going to ~": ~하려고 했다

"was going to ~": ~하려고 했다

- 구조
was going to + 동사원형: ~하려고 했다, ~할 계획이었다

- 예시
I was going to the library, but I changed my mind. (도서관에 가려고 했는데 마음을 바꿨어요.)
She was going to cook dinner, but she was too tired. (저녁을 만들려고 했는데 너무 피곤해서 못 했어요.)
We were going to watch a movie, but it was canceled. (영화를 보려고 했는데 취소되었어요.)

- 핵심표현
was: 과거의 'be' 동사
going to: ~하려고 했다, ~할 계획이었다
library: 도서관
cook dinner: 저녁을 만들다
tired: 피곤하다
watch a movie: 영화를 보다
canceled: 취소하다
mind: 마음
too: 너무

- 주의점
**"was going to ~"**는 과거에 계획했지만 실행되지 못한 일을 표현할 때 사용됩니다.
뜻하지 않은 상황이나 변화로 인해 계획이 실행되지 못했음을 나타냅니다.

- 활용

ㅇ 과거의 계획을 이야기할 때
I was going to visit my grandparents last weekend, but I got sick. (지난 주말에 할머니와 할아버지를 찾아가려고 했는데 아파서 못 갔어요.)
We were going to have a picnic in the park, but it started to rain. (공원에서 피크닉을 할려고 했는데 비가 오기 시작해서 못 했어요.)
I was going to study for the exam all night, but I fell asleep. (시험을 위해 밤새 공부하려고 했는데 잠들었어요.)

ㅇ 뜻하지 않은 상황이나 변화를 설명할 때
My flight was canceled, so I was going to miss my meeting. (비행기가 취소되어서 회의를 놓칠 뻔했어요.)
The store was closed, so I was going to have to go somewhere else. (가게가 문을 닫아서 다른 곳으로 가야 했어요.)
I lost my wallet, so I was going to have to cancel my plans. (지갑을 잃어버려서 계획을 취소해야 했어요.)
ㅇ 상상이나 가정을 표현할 때
If I had more time, I was going to travel the world. (시간이 더 많았다면 전 세계를 여행했을 텐데요.)
I was going to be a doctor, but I changed my mind. (의사가 되려고 했는데 마음을 바꿨어요.)
I thought it was going to be easy, but it was actually quite difficult. (쉽을 줄 알았는데 사실은 꽤 어려웠어요.)

- 팁
"was going to ~" 패턴을 사용하여 다양한 상황에서 과거의 계획, 뜻하지 않은 상황이나 변화, 상상이나 가정을 표현할 수 있습니다.