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Silver cobra Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Modal verbs
Hello everyone.I have an easy test to do but 1 question get me confused.So I have to find modal verb in this :The plane from London is to arrive in 2 hours.
Thank you in advance!
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It is not modal verb, but there is a formal future form there: 'to be to' + infinitive. The plane is to arrive in 2 hours. She was to meet me last night, but she didn't appear.
- It is not modal verb, but there is a formal future form there: 'to be to' + infinitive.
- The plane is to arrive in 2 hours.
- She was to meet me last night, but she didn't appear.
- We are to leave without waiting for him.
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It is not modal verb, but there is a formal future form there: 'to be to' + infinitive.
The plane is to arrive in 2 hours.
She was to meet me last night, but she didn't appear.
We are to leave without waiting for him.
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