Cambridge Veritas

Grammar Exercise

Be To + Infinitive: Formal Plans, Instructions and Fate

Use be to + infinitive for formal arrangements, official instructions, conditions, and later events viewed from the past.

Interactive exercise

Be To + Infinitive: Formal Plans, Instructions and Fate

Answer 6 questions about this grammar point.

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  1. 1.

    Which statement best explains Be To + Infinitive: Formal Plans, Instructions and Fate?

  2. 2.

    Which sentence correctly demonstrates the main point in Be To + Infinitive: Formal Plans, Instructions and Fate?

  3. 3.

    Which revision best addresses this example in the lesson context: “The president is to visiting Rome.”

  4. 4.

    Which option is accurate in the context taught in this lesson?

  5. 5.

    Which revision best addresses this example in the lesson context: “We were to have meet on Tuesday.”

  6. 6.

    Which revision best addresses the final example from this lesson?