Facultad de Comunicación, Lingüística y Literatura

Escuela de Lenguas
Coordinación de Inglés Semipresencial

Be supposed to – was/were going to

A. Complete the sentences with "(be) supposed to" in the present tense. Use the main verb provided.

1. The flight ____________________________________ at 10:00 this morning. (leave)

2. I ___________________________________________ some email to my students today. (send out)

3. The garbage ________________________________________ today. (collect)

4. __________ these packages ____________________________ to the post office? (go)

5. We _________________________________ in this classroom. We have to go next door. (meet - negative)

B. Complete the sentences with "(be) supposed to" in the past tense. Use the main verb provided.

1. She ______________________________________ me here at 12:30. Where is she? (meet)

2. His car _____________________________________ by now, but it's still in the garage. (fix - passive)

3. ____________ you _____________________________ to that meeting? (go - negative)

4. I _________________________ my brother yesterday, but then he called and said he didn't need it . (help)

5. We _________________________ a baseball game today, but it rained and the game got called off. (see)

C. Use "was going to" or "were going to" and the correct past tense verb for each sentence:

Example: A: Did you take out the trash?

B: I was going to, but then the phone rang. (ring)

1. A: Is Dave coming to our party?

B: He ______________________, but he _______________________ a babysitter for his kids. (can't find)

2. A: Are you making dinner tonight?

B: I ________________________ until the power ________________ out. (go)

3. A: Is your daughter going to college?

B: She _____________________, but she __________________ to take a year off and travel first. (decide)

4. A: Is the teacher going to stay after class?

B: He ______________________, but he __________________ out he had a meeting to go to later. (find)

5. A: Are your neighbors going to sell their house?

B: They ______________________ until the real estate market ___________________. (crash)

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Escuela de Lenguas
Coordinación de Inglés Semipresencial

D. Re-write. Use be supposed to or was/were going to.

1. They say Vietnamese products are very cheap.

_____________________________________________________________

2. Hurry! Don’t you have to be at work by 9:00?

_____________________________________________________________

3. They say these smartphones don’t have a good camera.

_____________________________________________________________

4. Doesn’t Amy have to send an essay before midnight?

_____________________________________________________________

5. They say Changwon is one of the cleanest cities in Korea.

_____________________________________________________________

6. What do they have to do with their unused notebooks? Save them?

_____________________________________________________________

7. Jim and Victoria didn’t plan to see a movie. They made reservations at a restaurant.
_____________________________________________________________

8. My wife intended to make dinner last night, but she felt very sick.
_____________________________________________________________

9. My wife has to make dinner tonight.

_____________________________________________________________

10. I wanted to buy a new computer last month, but I lost my job.
_____________________________________________________________

ANSWER KEY
Part A
1. is supposed to leave
2. am supposed to send out
3. is supposed to be collected
4. Are / supposed to go
5. aren’t supposed to meet
Part B
1. was supposed to meet
2. was supposed to be fixed
3. Weren’t / supposed to go
4. was supposed to help
5. were supposed to see
Part C
1. He was going to come, but he couldn’t find a
babysitter.
2. I was going to make dinner until the power
went out.
3. She was going to go, but she decided to ….
4. He was going to stay, but he found out he
had ….
5. They were going to sell it until the real estate
market crashed.
Part D
1. Vietnamese products are supposed to be very cheap.
2. Hurry! Aren’t you supposed to be at work by 9:00?
3. These smartphones aren’t supposed to have a good
camera.
4. Isn’t Amy supposed to send an essay before midnight?
5. Changwon is supposed to be one of the cleanest cities in
Korea.
6. What are they supposed to do with their unused
notebooks? Save them?
7. Jim and Victoria weren’t going to see a movie. They
made reservations at a restaurant.
8. My wife was going to make dinner last night, but she felt
very sick.
9. My wife is supposed to make dinner tonight.
10. I was going to buy a new computer last month, but I
lost my job.

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