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

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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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What's your confusion? What do you see as the difference?
 
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I don't know if 'I was to go' implies a past action as 'I was to have gone'.
 

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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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