- 8 Apr 2004
- 2,720
- 63
- 63
Hello, native English speakers,
I'm not sure about the usage of "be to verb".
Could you check my sentences?
① Nancy and Jimmy are to be married in June. (be married = 結婚する/している)
② We searched everywhere but the key was nowhere to be found.
(search ~=~を探す key = 鍵 nowhere = どこにもない)
③ What am I to tell her?
④ You are to wait here in this room until I return. (until ~ = ~までずっと)
⑤ The US President is to visit Tokyo next month.
⑥ If you are to get there by noon, you should hurry. (get = 着く hurry =急ぐ)
⑦ You are to do your homework before you watch TV.
⑧ All staff are to wear uniforms. (staff =スタッフ,職員 uniform = 制服,ユニフォーム)
⑨ I met him last month. It was to be the last time we met. He was killed in the accidnt lasat week.
⑩ If you are to get better grades, you should study much harder.
⑪ How are we to get out of this difficult situation? ( get out of ~ = ~から抜け出す situation = 状況)
⑫ In 2001 I moved to Tokyo, where I was to meet my future wife. (future wife = 将来の妻)
⑬ You are to be there by seven in the morning.
⑭ If Mary is to become a professional pianist, she has to practice eight hours a day.
If possible, could you give me some example sentences using this pattern?
Hirashin
I'm not sure about the usage of "be to verb".
Could you check my sentences?
① Nancy and Jimmy are to be married in June. (be married = 結婚する/している)
② We searched everywhere but the key was nowhere to be found.
(search ~=~を探す key = 鍵 nowhere = どこにもない)
③ What am I to tell her?
④ You are to wait here in this room until I return. (until ~ = ~までずっと)
⑤ The US President is to visit Tokyo next month.
⑥ If you are to get there by noon, you should hurry. (get = 着く hurry =急ぐ)
⑦ You are to do your homework before you watch TV.
⑧ All staff are to wear uniforms. (staff =スタッフ,職員 uniform = 制服,ユニフォーム)
⑨ I met him last month. It was to be the last time we met. He was killed in the accidnt lasat week.
⑩ If you are to get better grades, you should study much harder.
⑪ How are we to get out of this difficult situation? ( get out of ~ = ~から抜け出す situation = 状況)
⑫ In 2001 I moved to Tokyo, where I was to meet my future wife. (future wife = 将来の妻)
⑬ You are to be there by seven in the morning.
⑭ If Mary is to become a professional pianist, she has to practice eight hours a day.
If possible, could you give me some example sentences using this pattern?
Hirashin