WAS/WERE GOING TO AND WAS/WERE SUPPOSED TO
WAS/WERE GOING TO AND WAS/WERE
SUPPOSED TO
Function:
We use going to in the past to
talk about plans and intentions that didn´t happen.
We use supposed to in the past to
talk about things we were expected to do but didn´t do.
Form:
Was/were going to + base form
·
I was going to call you. We weren´t going to come but
we changed our minds.
·
They were going to dance in a party.
·
They weren´t going to dance in a party.
Was/were supposed to + base form.
·
You were supposed to copy Valerie in on all the
emails.
·
We were supposed to come up with the answer during the
period of reflection, but this period has not been a success.
·
we have passed our sell-by date: we were supposed to
have been killed two weeks ago.
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