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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
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You are to have done by now.
You were to have done by now.
You were to do it by now.
What is your reading of the subtleties of the above sentences?
You were to have done by now.
You were to do it by now.
What is your reading of the subtleties of the above sentences?
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1) You are to have done by now. I think the addition of "by now" makes this incorrect. The intent is: You are supposed/it is planned to have completed something by now, however 2) is much more natural in this context.
- 1) You are to have done by now.
- I think the addition of "by now" makes this incorrect.
- The intent is: You are supposed/it is planned to have completed something by now, however 2) is much more natural in this context.
- However, by eliminating "by now" you have something which works, because "are to have done" is mainly related to the future, the way I see it: ---- The Quizzes will cover the reading and the homework you are to have done by that date ...
- html ---- 2) You were to have done by now.
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1) You are to have done by now.
I think the addition of "by now" makes this incorrect. The intent is: You are supposed/it is planned to have completed something by now, however 2) is much more natural in this context. However, by eliminating "by now" you have something which works, because "are to have done" is mainly related to the future, the way I see it:
I think the addition of "by now" makes this incorrect. The intent is: You are supposed/it is planned to have completed something by now, however 2) is much more natural in this context. However, by eliminating "by now" you have something which works, because "are to have done" is mainly related to the future, the way I see it:
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