Future in the past (ville / skulle)

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the promise
løftet
the parent-teacher meeting
forældremødet
The father forgot the promise because he did not want to participate in the parent-teacher meeting.
Faren glemte løftet fordi han ikke ville deltage i forældremødet.
the Christmas lunch
julefrokosten
to cancel one's attendance
melde afbud
I was supposed to attend the Christmas lunch, but I had to cancel.
Jeg skulle deltage i julefrokosten, men jeg var nødt til at melde afbud.
the outing
udflugten
to drop (abandon)
droppe
We were supposed to organize the outing, but we decided to drop it.
Vi skulle organisere udflugten, men vi bestemte os for at droppe den.
I thought that we were supposed to plan the Christmas lunch today.
Jeg troede at vi skulle planlægge julefrokosten i dag.
The mother wanted to keep her promise, but she forgot the outing.
Moren ville holde sit løfte, men hun glemte udflugten.
the intention
intentionen
the wedding anniversary
bryllupsdagen
He wanted to show his good intention, but he forgot the wedding anniversary.
Han ville vise sin gode intention, men han glemte bryllupsdagen.
They were supposed to hold the parent-teacher meeting tomorrow, but the teacher had to cancel.
De skulle holde forældremødet i morgen, men læreren måtte melde afbud.
the study trip
studieturen
The student wanted to go along on the study trip because she thought that it sounded exciting.
Eleven ville tage med på studieturen fordi hun syntes at det lød spændende.
to prevent
forhindre
The boyfriend wanted to prevent the argument, so he chose to drop the subject.
Kæresten ville forhindre skænderiet, så han valgte at droppe emnet.
We were supposed to organize a big Christmas lunch, but the plan failed.
Vi skulle organisere en stor julefrokost, men planen mislykkedes.
Yesterday we wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary, but the storm prevented it.
I går ville vi fejre vores bryllupsdag, men stormen forhindrede det.
He was supposed to put the cake on the table for the Christmas lunch, but he dropped it.
Han skulle sætte kagen på bordet til julefrokosten, men han tabte den.
The teacher was supposed to plan the study trip, but she forgot everything about it.
Læreren skulle planlægge studieturen, men hun glemte alt om den.
The intention was that we would travel, but we stayed home.
Intentionen var at vi skulle rejse, men vi blev hjemme.