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Selecter Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

was to tell / was to have told - what's the difference?

What is the difference in meaning when you say:
I was to tell him.
and
I was to have told him.
  

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Hi Selecter, Welcome to the Forum. What is the difference in meaning when you say: I was to tell him. eg I was to tell him, so I went to his home and told him.

— Clive

  • Hi Selecter, Welcome to the Forum.
  • What is the difference in meaning when you say: I was to tell him.
  • eg I was to tell him, so I went to his home and told him.
  • I was to have told him.
  • eg I was to have told him, but before I reached his home, my boss called me and told me it wasn't necessary to tell him.
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Hi Selecter,

Welcome to the Forum.

What is the difference in meaning when you say:


I was to tell him. eg I was to tell him, so I went to his home and told him.

I was to have told him. eg I was to have told him, but before I reached his home, my boss called me and told
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CliveHi Selecter,

Welcome to the Forum.

What is the difference in meaning when you say:

I was to tell him. eg I was to tell him, so I went to his home and told him.

I was to have told him. eg I was to have told him, but before I reached his h
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I hope you don't mind this correction, but they told you "that there wasn't any difference" or that "there was no difference" (but not "there weren't no difference").
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Oops Emotion: smile Thank you. Feel free to correct me any time. I was carried away by the thinking in english.
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