1、表示安排,意向或目的。
例句:The U. S. President is to visit China.美国总统将访问中国。
2、(表义务)应该做……,必须做……
例句:You are to be back by six o'clock.你要在6点之前回来
3、(表可能)会做……
例句:How am I to know what has become of him?我怎么知道他的遭遇如何?
4、注定(通常用过去时)
例句:He came to power,but was to pay dearly for it,soon he was killed.他得到了权力,但是为此付出了昂贵的代价,不久他就被暗杀了。
5、(用于If...were to do句型)如果……的话
例句:If you were to succeed,be sure to make full use of your time. 你如果想成功,就得充分利用时间。