Task 13. Change and explain the following sentences as shown in the example.
e.g.: He was to come in the evening. (not to feel well) - He was to have come in the evening, but he didn't because he didn't feel well.
1. They were to go on a picnic on Saturday. (to rain)
2. Nancy was to go to the dentist that day. (to be detained at the office)
3. They were to ask Roger for dinner. (to leave the town)
4. I was to take part in the competition. (to sprain my ankle)
5. They were to go to the country by car. (to break)
6. They were to get to Detroit by the evening. (to have little petrol left)
7. Professor Simpson was to give us a lecture on French literature yesterday. (to be busy at the university)
8. The tourists were to visit the picture gallery last Thursday. (to be closed)
9. We were to spend the summer at the seaside. (not to be able to book accommodation in a hotel)
10. He was to see me at six. (to have an important meeting)
e.g.: He was to come in the evening. (not to feel well) - He was to have come in the evening, but he didn't because he didn't feel well.
1. They were to go on a picnic on Saturday. (to rain)
2. Nancy was to go to the dentist that day. (to be detained at the office)
3. They were to ask Roger for dinner. (to leave the town)
4. I was to take part in the competition. (to sprain my ankle)
5. They were to go to the country by car. (to break)
6. They were to get to Detroit by the evening. (to have little petrol left)
7. Professor Simpson was to give us a lecture on French literature yesterday. (to be busy at the university)
8. The tourists were to visit the picture gallery last Thursday. (to be closed)
9. We were to spend the summer at the seaside. (not to be able to book accommodation in a hotel)
10. He was to see me at six. (to have an important meeting)
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They were to have gone on a picnic onSaturday, but they didn't because it rained.
Nancy was to have gone to the dentist that day, but she couldn't because she was detained at the office.
They were to have asked Roger for dinner, but they couldn't because he left the town.
I was to have taken part in the competition, but I couldn't because I sprained my ankle.
They were to have gone to the country by car, but they couldn't because the car broke down.
They were to have gotten to Detroit by the evening, but they couldn't because they had little petrol left.
Professor Simpson was to have given us a lecture on French literature yesterday, but he couldn't because he was busy at the university.
The tourists were to have visited the picture gallery last Thursday, but they couldn't because it was closed.
We were to have spent the summer at the seaside, but we couldn't because we weren't able to book accommodation in a hotel.
He was to have seen me at six, but he couldn't because he had an important meeting.