You are on page 1of 1

To be supposed to.

"Be supposed to" is a transitive verb phrase that can be translated as "to be
supposed to," and "should" is an auxiliary verb that can be translated as "must."
Present:
Subject + am/is/are + supposed to + verb in base form + complement.
 He is supposed to take his dance lesson at seven o’clock.
 They were supposed to bring the books with them.
 He is supposed to arrive tomorrow.
 You are supposed to be here after four o’clock.
 We are supposed to send them a letter.
 The plane is supposed to leave at one o’clock.
 They are supposed to visit us yesterday.
 The book is supposed to be published next year.
 You are supposed to travel to Italy next week
 She is supposed to send her child to a summer camp next year.

Past:
Subject + was/were + supposed to + verb in base form + complement.
 He was supposed to take his dance lesson at seven o’clock.
 They were supposed to bring the books with them.
 He was supposed to arrive tomorrow.
 You were supposed to be here after four o’clock.
 We were supposed to send them a letter last week.
 The plane was supposed to leave at one o’clock.
 They were supposed to visit us yesterday.
 The book was supposed to be published last year.
 You were supposed to travel to Italy last week.
 She was supposed to send her child to a summer camp last year.

You might also like