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was going to happen; was going to be

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was going to happen; was going to be Describes an event or state expected from a past point of view. The form changes to agree with the subject.
HI: मुझे पता था कि क्या होने वाला था।
EN: I knew what was going to happen.

अब क्या होने वाला था?

What was going to happen now?

आज पता नहीं क्या होने वाला था?

I wonder what was going to happen today.

— Jab We Met (2007)

हमारा पहला बच्चा होने वाला था।

We were expecting our first child.

— Sardar Udham (2021)