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They are not to he trusted. He was nowhere to be found. Where is the man to be found? How am / to repay you for your kindness9 This meaning is similar to the meaning of can and may. Here are some set expressions with (he verb to he to: What am I to do? Что мне делать? Как мне быть? What is to become of me? Что со мною станется (будет)’ Where am I to go? Куда же мне деваться? Need The modal veib need may be either a defective or a regular. As a defective verb need has only one form and combines with a bare infinitive. In reported speech it remains unchanged. As a regular verb it has the past indefinite form needed and regular negative and interrogative forms. Need 1 do it? You needn't do it just now The teacher said that we needn’t come. There is a slight difference in the usage of regular and irregular forms. The regular form is used mainly when the following infinitive denotes habitual action. Do I need to show my pass every time? You don *t need to say ii every time you see him. 107
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