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Hasibrahman Posted 5 years ago
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Was to
What does "was to" mean in these sentences?
1) Simba was the young lion who was to become King.
2) I went traveling with the girl who was to become my manager.
1) Simba was the young lion who was to become King.
2) I went traveling with the girl who was to become my manager.
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Hasibrahman What does "was to" mean in these sentences? 'is to' is an idiom that only has five forms: am to, is to, are to, was to, were to In most cases you can paraphrase it by adding 'going' or 'supposed' (or a similar word) between the two words of that idiom. 1) Simba was the young lion who was to become King.
- Hasibrahman What does "was to" mean in these sentences?
- 'is to' is an idiom that only has five forms: am to, is to, are to, was to, were to In most cases you can paraphrase it by adding 'going' or 'supposed' (or a similar word) between the two words of that idiom.
- 1) Simba was the young lion who was to become King.
- who was going to become who was destined to become who was supposed to become Hasibrahman 2) I went traveling with the girl who was to become my manager.
- who was going to become , etc.
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HasibrahmanWhat does "was to" mean in these sentences?
'is to' is an idiom that only has five forms:
am to, is to, are to, was to, were to
In most cases you can paraphrase it by adding 'going' or 'supposed' (or a similar word) between the two words of that idiom.
1) Simba was the young lion who was to become King.
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