Question

6. Use “was (were) to” or “had to”:
1. He … train hard the whole year. 2. The contest … take place in the school Assembly Hall. 3. The weather was nasty and we … put off the trip. 4. There was a storm of applause and the singer … go out on the stage several times. 5. Later they … meet a few more times. 6. It … happen. 7. He … rewrite his paper. 8. I … repeat the question several times. 9. One party … ask questions, the other … answer them in 30 seconds. 10. What … I do under the circumstances?

Answer 1

1. He had to train hard the whole year.

2. The contest was to take place in the school Assembly Hall.

3. The weather was nasty and we had to put off the trip.

4. There was a storm of applause and the singer had to go out on the stage several times.

5. Later they were to meet a few more times.

6. It had to happen.  

7. He had to rewrite his paper.  

8. I had to repeat the question several times.  

9. One party had to ask questions, the other had to answer them in 30 seconds.  

10. What was to I do under the circumstances?