WAS/WERE GOING TO WAS/WERE SUPPOSED TO

WAS/WERE GOING TO, WAS/WERE SUPPOSED TO

We are going to visit the Homers later that year, but we didn't go for some reason.
(Nosotros planeábamos visitar a los Homer pero no lo hicimos)
We were going to spend the weekend in Paris, but there was no free rooms.
(íbamos a pasar el fin de semana en París, pero no vamos a ir allí).





Usaremos was/were supposed to para hablar sobre cosas que nos pusimos de acuerdo para hacer, o que la gente espera que hagamos, pero que no hicimos.

Ana was supposed to book the cottage months ago, but she forgot.
(Acordamos que Ana reservaría la casa de campo, pero no lo hizo)
I was supposed to call you back, wasn't I? Sorry, Sam, I was out all day.
(Sam esperaba que su novia le devolviese la llamada, pero no lo hizo9

Después de was/were going to y was/were supposed to, siempre usamos infinitivos. Usamos estas frases para disculparnos y solemos incluir en ella las razones por lo que no lo hicimos.

Choose the correct sentence.

I was suppose to go to the beach.

I was supposed to go to the beach.

We was going to call you last night, but we got home late

.We were going to call you last night, but we got home late.

Weren't you going to see the dentist about your toothache?

Weren't you see the dentist about your toothache?

They weren't going to attend the lecture, but they changed their minds.

They weren't going to attend the lecture, and they changed their minds.