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Situation : Today is Monday ( 24 December ) . I intend to visit my friend tomorrow ( 25 December ) , but tomorrow (25 December ) I have to resit for my exam in English ; so I can't visit my friend tomorrow ( 25 December ).
Can I say :1/ I was to have visited my friend tomorrow , but I have to resit for my exam in English then ( tomorrow ) , so I can't visit him on that day ( 25 December )
2/ I was to visit my friend tomorrow , but I have to resit for my exam in English then ( tomorrow ) , so I can't visit him on that day ( 25 December )
3/ I am supposed to visit my friend tomorrow , but I have to resit for my exam in English then ( tomorrow ) , so I can't visit him on that day ( 25 December )
Please help correct the sentences .
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Hi, Please help me correct the following : Situation : Today is Monday ( 24 December ) . I intend to visit my friend tomorrow ( 25 December ) , but tomorrow (25 December ) I have to resit for my exam in English ; so I can't visit my friend tomorrow ( 25 December ). Can I say :1/ I was to have visited my friend tomorrow , but I have to resit for my exam in English then ( tomorrow ) , so I can't visit him on that day ( 25 December ) 2/ I was to visit my friend tomorrow , but I have to resit for my exam in English then ( tomorrow ) , so I can't visit him on that day ( 25 December ) 3/ I am supposed to visit my friend tomorrow , but I have to resit for my exam in English then ( tomorrow ) , so I can't visit him on that day ( 25 December ) These tenses are all OK.
- Hi, Please help me correct the following : Situation : Today is Monday ( 24 December ) .
- I intend to visit my friend tomorrow ( 25 December ) , but tomorrow (25 December ) I have to resit for my exam in English ; so I can't visit my friend tomorrow ( 25 December ).
- Can I say :1/ I was to have visited my friend tomorrow , but I have to resit for my exam in English then ( tomorrow ) , so I can't visit him on that day ( 25 December ) 2/ I was to visit my friend tomorrow , but I have to resit for my exam in English then ( tomorrow ) , so I can't visit him on that day ( 25 December ) 3/ I am supposed to visit my friend tomorrow , but I have to resit for my exam in English then ( tomorrow ) , so I can't visit him on that day ( 25 December ) These tenses are all OK.
- #1 and #2 focus on it as a "past obligation or plan" that no longer exists, while #3 states it as a current obligation and then gives the reason that it now must be changed.
- The perfect infinitive in #1 is often used to talk about past events that didn't happen.
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Please help me correct the following :
Situation : Today is Monday ( 24 December ) . I intend to visit my friend tomorrow ( 25 December ) , but tomorrow (25 December ) I have to resit for my exam in English ; so I can't visit my friend tomorrow ( 25 December ).
Can I
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