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Mentro Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
The use of To be + Infintity
To be + Infinity
We can use the verb to be + infinitive in two different ways:
1)For giving orders:
You are to go to the hotel. (You must go to the hotel.)
You're to wait there. You're not to contact anyone. Is that clear?
2)For something that has been planned in the near future
Morris is to take over from Bedges. (Morris is going to take over from Bedges)
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra is to visit Japan.
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We can use the verb to be + infinitive in two different ways:
1)For giving orders:
You are to go to the hotel. (You must go to the hotel.)
You're to wait there. You're not to contact anyone. Is that clear?
2)For something that has been planned in the near future
Morris is to take over from Bedges. (Morris is going to take over from Bedges)
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra is to visit Japan.
An apart now:
If you want a translation from English to your language visit this site whiach translates words to the main languages
http://lookwayup.com/free/dictionary.htm
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3)we can also use a similar structure to talk about past plans that were canceled or changed:
Phil was to leave town,but in the end he stayed.
=Phil was going to leave town, but in the end he stayed.
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