WAS/WERE GOING TO AND/ WERE SUPOPSED TO

Function
We use going to in the past to talk about plans and intentions that didn¨t happen.
We use supposed to in the past to talk about things we were expected to do but didn¨t do.

FUNCION
Usamos ir al pasado para hablar sobre planes e intenciones que no sucedieron.
Utilizamos supuesta mente en el pasado para hablar sobre cosas que se esperaba que hiciéramos pero no hicimos

FORM

was/were going to+base form
I was going to call you. We weren¨t going to come but we changed.
was.
was/were supposed to + base form
You were supposed to copy Valeri in on all the emails.

Examples

We were going to spend our anniversary in the cottage in Wales where we had our honeymoon, but it was already booked.

Íbamos a pasar nuestro aniversario en la cabaña en Gales donde pasamos nuestra luna de miel, pero ya estaba reservada.

Sorry, I was going to call you back last night, but I didnʼt get home until late.

Lo siento, iba a llamarte anoche, pero no llegué a casa hasta tarde.

Tom was supposed to book the cottage months ago, but he forgot.

Se suponía que Tom debía reservar la cabaña hace meses, pero

el se olvido.

I was supposed to call you back, wasnʼt I? Sorry, Leo, I was out all day.
Se suponía que debía llamarte, ¿no? Lo siento, Leo, yo
estuvo fuera todo el día.

SHOULD/SHOULDN¨T HAVE

Function

we use the perfect modal should/shouldn¨t have to critize of express regret about things that people did or didn¨t do in the past.

utilizamos el modal perfecto que no deberia / deberiamos criticar de arrepentimiento expreso sobre cosas que las personas hicieron o no hicieron en el pasado.

Form

 


  

  

Should have + past participle

  

  

i/he/she/we/you/they
  should have gone to the doctor.

 

  

  

Shouldn¨t have+past
  participle

  

  

i/he/she/we/you/they
  shouldn¨t have been rude to the store assistant-

 

Examples

I should have bought more water

Debería haber comprado más agua

You should have listened to me

Deberías haberme escuchado

I should have done more research

Debería haber hecho más investigación

She shouldn¨t have drunk so much wine

Ella no debería haber bebido tanto vino

We shouldn¨t have driving during the storm

No deberíamos haber conducido durante la tormenta