WAS/ WERE GOING TO AND WAS/ WERE SUPPOSED TO

Uso / use:

Was / were going to:

We will use was / were going to talk about plans we did in the past and they did not happen or will not happen in the future.

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 supposed to:

We will use was / were supposed to talk about things that we agreed to do, 

or that people expect us to do, but we did not.

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.

Forma/ shape:

Was / were going to:

Subject + was / were + Going to + verb + rest of sentence.

Sujeto+ was / were + Going to + verbo + resto de frase.

Was / were supposed to:

Subject + was / were + supposed to + verb + rest of sentence.

Sujeto+ was / were + supposed to + verbo + resto de frase.

Ejemplo / example:

Was / were going to:

ü  We were going to go shopping but we decided not to go because it started raining. 

ü  Íbamos a ir a comprar, pero decidimos no ir porque empezó a llover.

ü  They were going to play football but, finally, they didn't because they were too tired. 

ü  Ellos iban a jugar al fútbol, pero finalmente no jugaron porque estaban muy cansados.

Was / were supposed to:

ü Ana was supposed to book the cottage months ago, but she forgot.

ü Acordamos que Ana reservaría la casa de campo, pero no lo hizo.

ü I was supposed to call you back, wasn’t? Sorry, Sam, I was out all day.

ü Sam esperaba que su novia le devolviese la llamada, pero no lo hizo

Ejercicios/ exercises:

Answer correctly, answer was / were going to depending on the sentence.Contesta correctamente, was / were going to responde dependiendo la oración.

1.    I                          see you tomorrow.

2.    He                        visit her next week.

3.    They                         eat out tonight.

Answer correctly, answer was / were supposed to depending on the sentence.Contesta correctamente, was / were supposed to responde dependiendo la oración.

1.    He                               his dance lesson at seven o’clock.

2.    They                            bring the books with them.

3.    He                                arrive tomorrow.