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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Could you please tell me if both of the sentences sentences are acceptable?
I was to have done it on Friday but I didn't
I was to do it on Friday but I didn't.
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Beni
Could you please tell me if both of the sentences sentences are acceptable?
I was to have done it on Friday but I didn't
I was to do it on Friday but I didn't.
Best
Beni
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I was to have done it on Friday but I didn't . It's OK, but this structure is very rarely used. People now say something like this: I should have done it...
- I was to have done it on Friday but I didn't .
- It's OK, but this structure is very rarely used.
- People now say something like this: I should have done it...
- I had planned to do it..
- I was to do it on Friday but I didn't.
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I was to have done it on Friday but I didn't. 
It's OK, but this structure is very rarely used. People now say something lik
It's OK, but this structure is very rarely used. People now say something lik
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1.As regards your first sentence that "I was to have done it on friday but i didn't"
This is absolutely perfect.It means that the friday in question has passed and you didn't do what you were supposed to have done.
2.But in relation to second sentence i can say that "I was supposed to do on friday"
In this the use of word i didn't is incorrect.It means that the friday has not arrived,b
This is absolutely perfect.It means that the friday in question has passed and you didn't do what you were supposed to have done.
2.But in relation to second sentence i can say that "I was supposed to do on friday"
In this the use of word i didn't is incorrect.It means that the friday has not arrived,b
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AnonymousI was to have done it on Friday but I didn'tI was to do it on Friday but I didn't.I find both sentences correct but I would probably not use the first one myself. The second sentence is often a little longer: I was [supposed] to do it on Friday but I didn't. Omitting 'supposed' makes it sound a little more formal to my ear.
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Thank you for the replies.
Cool Breeze, are you American by any chance? Perhaps that the reason for the fact that the opinions are split on this one.
Cool Breeze, are you American by any chance? Perhaps that the reason for the fact that the opinions are split on this one.
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It is not a question of sounding formal to ear.It is a question of eliminating the ambiguity as a result of such seemingly confusing sentences.
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AnonymousCool Breeze, are you American by any chance?No, I'm Finnish.
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