Lesson Seven(be) supposed to _____ Idiomatic and passive, "be supposed to" shows expectation. Someone expects you to do something in the present or the future: Singular | Plural | I’m supposed to go | We’re supposed to go | You’re supposed to go | You’re supposed to go | He’s supposed to go |
| She’s supposed to go | They’re supposed to go | It’s supposed to go |
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Change the verb "be" to "was" or "were" to say that someone expected you to do something in the past: Singular | Plural | I was supposed to go | We were supposed to go | You were supposed to go | You were supposed to go | He was supposed to go |
| She was supposed to go | They were supposed to go | It was supposed to go |
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| "(be) supposed to" can only be used with the present and past tense forms of the verb "be." The verb "be" indicates the tense. |
Watch this video: examples | Only bicyclists are supposed to use this bike path. | | | He was supposed to be at a business meeting at 2:00. It’s now 2:15 and he’s calling to say that he’ll be late. | | | My son is supposed to keep this bird feeder full of food. | | | While watching a movie in a movie theater, movie goers are supposed to keep quiet. | | | A doctor will tell you that you’re supposed to exercise if you want to stay healthy. | |
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