3 would和be going to

1. Philip bought two tickets for the opera. He was going to / would watch this musical with his friend on the weekend.

2. I was so surprised at the news that David was going to / would play the role of the dinosaur in the play that I gave him a hug out of joy.

3. Lily decided that she was going to / would settle in New York and pursue her dream of becoming an actress.

4. Jim is not here right now. He said he was going to / would be on duty at the library this afternoon.

5. Hey, Timmy. I was going to call you. But now that you are here, I don't have to.

6. The competition was so close that no one was sure who would win the Best Actor award.

请问老师,(1)为什么1-4句中,be going to和would都可以用,但是5只能用be going to而6只能用would?

(2)would是否用在过去时态都是will的过去,而用在现在时态时,除了would like等固定搭配外,都是will的委婉语气?

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be going to 表示打算或计划要做的事,或预计肯定会发的事(如It's going to rain.)。句5说我当时本想给你打电话,既然你现在来了,就没必要了。句6可以用would,也可以用was going to. 前者更书面些,后者更口语化。外刊例句:No one is sure who is going to be laid off next.  No one is sure who is going to be in charge next year. would表示现在想法一般用于表示委婉,如I would be grateful if you would/could... 当然还包括虚拟语气的用法。If I were you, I would ...now.

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