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    Default Confusing phrases: I was to go. vs I was to have gone.

    I am confused about the following phrases. Please help me.

    1. I was to go.
    2. I was to have gone

    Please provide the completed details of above sentences and grammar structure.

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    Default Re: Confusing phrases: I was to go. vs I was to have gone.

    What's your confusion? What do you see as the difference?

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    Default Re: Confusing phrases: I was to go. vs I was to have gone.

    I don't know if 'I was to go' implies a past action as 'I was to have gone'.

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    Default Re: Confusing phrases: I was to go. vs I was to have gone.

    Perhaps if you could provide the full sentences in which you first met these structures, our explanations might be more useful for you.
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