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"...is to launch.." What tense is it? Obama is to launch....What tense is it?
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Teacher Re: "...is to launch.." What tense is it? It's the present (simple of the verb am/is/are/was/were to. As with other verbs (for example, hope, want. have) the verb that follows to refers to a future situation.
Originally Posted by Suthipong 
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