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можно ли предложение "I wasn’t to eat" заменить на "I didn't want to eat". смысл останется один и тот же?
можно ли предложение "I wasn’t to eat" заменить на "I didn't want to eat". смысл останется один и тот же?
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"I wasn't to eat" это не грамотно... I didn't want to eat это грамотно. Я не хотел покушать
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