WAS/WERE GOING TO, WAS/WERE SUPPOSED TO
"WAS/WERE GOING TO, WAS/WERE SUPPOSED TO"
Usaremos was/were going to para hablar sobre planes que hicimos en el pasado y no sucedieron o no sucederán en el futuro.
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.
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.
Ejemplos oraciones was y were going to en inglés y español
Se puede utilizar to be going to para expresar que pretendíamos hacer algo que no hicimos. El verbo to be se escribe en pasado según el sujeto.
- I was going to… (Yo iba a…)
- You were going to… (Tú ibas a…)
- He was going to… (Él iba a…)
- She was going to… (Ella iba a…)
- It was going to… (Eso iba a…)
- We were going to… (Nosotros íbamos a…)
- You were going to… (Usted iba a…)
- They were going to… (Ellos iban a…)
Ejemplos:
- I was going to see you tomorrow. (Yo iba a verte mañana)
- He was going to visit her next week. (Él la iba a visitar la siguiente semana)
- They were going to eat out tonight. (Ellos iban a comer fuera esta noche)
- She was going to leave for Europe on Monday. (Ella iba a partir a Europa el lunes)
- She was going to wait me after the show. (Ella iba a esperarme después del espectáculo)
- I was going to get up early tomorrow. (Yo iba a levantarme temprano mañana)
- It was going to rain today. (Iba a llover hoy)
- You were going to study to be a lawyer. (Tú ibas a estudiar para ser un abogado)
- We were going to stay home tonight. (Nosotros íbamos a quedarnos en casa en la noche)
- They were going to build a summer home. (Ellos iban a construir una casa de verano)
- Jane was going to start her new job next week. (Jane iba a comenzar su nuevo trabajo la próxima semana)
- Donald was going to move the store to the suburbs. (Donald iba a mudar la tienda a los suburbios)
- It was going to be a cood day. (Iba a ser un día fresco)
- You were going to do it. (Tú ibas a hacerlo)
- They were going to spend the day together. (Ellos iban a pasar el día juntos)
- She was going to give him a kiss. (Ella iba a darle un beso)
- Lynda was going to get married with me in December. (Lynda iba a casarse conmigo en diciembre)
- I was going to sleep all day. (Yo iba a dormir todo el día)
- My brother was going to visit us tomorrow. (Mi hermano iba a visitarnos mañana)
- I was going to cook for her. (Yo iba a cocinar para ella)
Ejemplos oraciones supposed to en inglés y español
Para describir expectación se utiliza el verbo to be seguido de supposed to y el verbo principal en su forma simple. Para expresar una expectativa presente se escribe el verbo to be en presente según la persona en la oración:
- He is supposed to take his dance lesson at seven o’clock. (Se supone que él toma su clase de baile a las siete en punto)
También, se puede expresar una expectativa pasada escribiendo el verbo to be en pasado según la persona en la oración:
- They were supposed to bring the books with them. (Se suponía que ellos iban a traer los libros con ellos)
Ejemplos (expectación presente):
- He is supposed to take his dance lesson at seven o’clock. (Se supone que él toma su clase de baile a las siete en punto)
- They were supposed to bring the books with them. (Se supone que ellos traen los libros con ellos)
- He is supposed to arrive tomorrow. (Se supone que él llega mañana)
- You are supposed to be here after four o’clock. (Se supone que tú estás aquí después de las cuatro en punto)
- We are supposed to send them a letter. (Se supone que nosotros les enviamos una carta)
- The plane is supposed to leave at one o’clock. (Se supone que el avión sale a la una en punto)
- They are supposed to visit us yesterday. (Se supone que ellos nos visitan hoy)
- The book is supposed to be published next year. (Se supone que el libro sea publicado el año próximo)
- You are supposed to travel to Italy next week. (Se supone que tú viajas a Italia la siguiente semana)
- She is supposed to send her child to a summer camp next year. (Se supone que ella envia a su hijo a un campamento de verano el año próximo)
Ejemplos (expectación pasada):
- He was supposed to take his dance lesson at seven o’clock. (Se suponía que él iba a tomar su clase de baile a las siete en punto)
- They were supposed to bring the books with them. (Se suponía que ellos iban a traer los libros con ellos)
- He was supposed to arrive tomorrow. (Se suponía que él iba a llegar mañana)
- You were supposed to be here after four o’clock. (Se suponía que tú ibas a estar aquí después de las cuatro en punto)
- We were supposed to send them a letter last week. (Se suponía que nosotros les íbamos a enviar una carta la semana pasada)
- The plane was supposed to leave at one o’clock. (Se suponía que el avión iba a salir a la una en punto)
- They were supposed to visit us yesterday. (Se suponía que ellos nos iban a visitar ayer)
- The book was supposed to be published last year. (Se suponía que el libro iba a ser publicado el año pasado)
- You were supposed to travel to Italy last week. (Se suponía que tú ibas a viajar a Italia la semana pasada)
- She was supposed to send her child to a summer camp last year. (Se suponía que ella iba a enviar a su hijo a un campamento de verano el año pasado)
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