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Cat navy 425 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Question about sentences
Dear all,
Kindly tell me why "meant", the past form is used in the following sentence.
1) He is meant to be here at 10.
Thank you.
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Meant is not past tense in your sentence. It's a past participle, but the form is identical with the past tense. I would say: He is supposed to be here at 10 or He should be here at 10.
- Meant is not past tense in your sentence.
- It's a past participle, but the form is identical with the past tense.
- I would say: He is supposed to be here at 10 or He should be here at 10.
- CB
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Meant is not past tense in your sentence. It's a past participle, but the form is identical with the past tense. I would say: He is supposed to be here at 10 or He should be here at 10.
CB
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