We drank tea, which was now become an occasional banquet.—Goldsmith.
(d) With the infinitive, to express intention, obligation, condition, etc.; thus,
It was to have been called the Order of Minerva.—Thackeray.
Ingenuity and cleverness are to be rewarded by State prizes.—Id.
If I were to explain the motion of a body falling to the ground.—Burke
241. INFLECTIONS OF THE VERB CHOOSE.
Indicative Mood.
| PRESENT TENSE. | PAST TENSE. | |||
| Singular. | Plural. | Singular. | Plural. | |
| 1. I choose | We choose | 1. I chose | We chose | |
| 2. You choose | You choose | 2. You chose | You chose | |
| 3. [He] chooses | [They] choose | 3. [He] chose | [They] chose | |