WAS/WERE GOING TO AND WAS/WERE SUPPOSED TO

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Usaremos was/were going to para hablar sobre planes que hicimos en el pasado y no sucedieron o no sucederán en el futuro.

was / were going to,  and was / were supposed to.
past be
going to + infinitive supposed to + infinitive
meaning
was / were
going to + infinitive supposed to + infinitive
We often use was / were going to or was / were supposed to to apologise  for not doing something.
We usually give a reason.
Sorry, I was going to call you back last night, but I didnʼt get home until late.
was / were going to:
past be
going to + infinitive
meaning
was / were
going to + infinitive
To talk about plans we made in the past which didnʼt happen, or wonʼt happen in the future.
We were going to visit the Bradleys later that year, but we didnʼt go for ...  [some reason]
(They planned to visit the Bradleys, but they didnʼt visit them.)
We were going to spend our anniversary in the cottage in Wales where we had our honeymoon, but it was already booked.
(They planned to spend  their anniversary in the cottage in Wales, but now they arenʼt going to go there.)
was / were supposed to:
past be
supposed to + infinitive
meaning
was / were
supposed to + infinitive
To talk about things we agreed to do or other people expected us to do, but we didnʼt do.
Tom was supposed to book the cottage months ago, but he forgot.
(Tom agreed to book the
cottage, but he didnʼt book it.)
I was supposed to call you back, wasnʼt I? Sorry, Leo, I was out all day.
(Leo expected his mother to call him back, but she didnʼt.

 Ejemplos 

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.




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