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Old 18-Mar-2007, 06:46
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Default Re: Subject + Verb to be + To + V1

He was to be shot- This means that at the time referred to, the shooting was planned for a later time. It could mean either that he was shot or not according to the context.

He was to have been promoted- not promoted
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