A good way to talk about a plan that did not materialize is by using was going to do (was/were going to + verb).
Example:
I was going to watch Lifehouse concert last weekend, but I got sick.
They were going to start the project. Levi, the team leader, canceled because of an emergency.
Vocabulary
Effective vs. Efficient
These two words are often confused in English.
Effective is used to mean that something works while efficient is used to mean that something or someone is able to carry out something without spending too much effort, energy, time and other resources.
Consider the difference:
I bought an air conditioner last weekend, since the summer heat is getting into me. It is very effective in the sense that I am now able to get my 7 hours of sleep! However, it is not energy efficient. I can only imagine the electricity bill next month.
She is a very efficient employee. She never wastes any minute of her 8-hour work day. However, most of the solutions she provides are rarely ever effective.
Other examples:
1. Sam is a very effective public speaker. People who listen to him always get convinced.
2. I want to look for an effective means to reduce stress.
3. His efficiency is due to the fact that he starts his week with a to-do list and makes sure that everything in his list is done by Friday.
Add-on
Wish is always used with a past verb as in the following sentences.
- I wish I could help you, but I am cramming for my exams this week.
- She wishes it rained the whole day.
- They wish the concert was postponed.
If wish is in the past tense, then use had + past participle in the next clause as in:
- I wished I had seen you at the party.
- He wished he had gotten up earlier. He would not have been late.
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