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"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.