was/were going to and was/were supposed to

Function
Usamos en"going to" el pasado para hablar sobre planes e intenciones que no sucedieron
Utilizamos "supposed to" en el pasado para hablar sobre cosas que se esperaba que hiciéramos pero no hicimos

Form
subject + was/were going to + base form
subject + was/were supposed to + base form

Examples

1. I was going to see you tomorrow. (Yo iba a verte mañana)
2. He was going to visit her next week. (Él la iba a visitar la siguiente semana)
3. They were going to eat out tonight. (Ellos iban a comer fuera esta noche)
4. She was going to leave for Europe on Monday. (Ella iba a partir a Europa el lunes)
5. She was going to wait me after the show. (Ella iba a esperarme después del espectáculo)
6. 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)
7. They were supposed to bring the books with them. (Se supone que ellos traen los libros con ellos)
8. He is supposed to arrive tomorrow. (Se supone que él llega mañana)
9. You are supposed to be here after four o’clock. (Se supone que tú estás aquí después de las cuatro en punto)
10. We are supposed to send them a letter. (Se supone que nosotros les enviamos una carta)

Exercises

• 1) I said I was  (going/supposed) to write to her but I didn´t have time.
• 2) The web designer was (going/supposed) to add links to the web page.
• 3) Did you say you were (going/supposed) to run in the park later? I might come with you.
• 4) We were (going/supposed) to book a vacation but then John broke his leg.
• 5) Helen was (going/supposed) to prepare a marketing report for the meeting tomorrow.
• 6) We were  (going/supposed) to be moving to a new house today, but there was a problem with the contract.