was/were going to and was/were supposed to

was/were going to and 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 hizo

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.

Example: A: Did you take out the trash?
                B: I was going to, but then the phone rang. (ring)
1. A: Is Dave coming to our party?
    B: He ______________________, but he _______________________ a babysitter for his kids. (can't find)
2. A: Are you making dinner tonight?
    B: I ________________________ until the power ________________ out. (go)
3. A: Is your daughter going to college?
    B: She ______________________, but she ___________________ to take a year off and travel first. (decide)
4. A: Is the teacher going to stay after class?
    B: He _______________________, but he ___________________ out he had a meeting to go to later. (find)
5. A: Are your neighbors going to sell their house?
    B: They ______________________ until the real estate market ___________________. (crash)

SHOULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

SHOULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

SHOULD HAVE/ SHOULDN’T HAVE + pp (WHAT I DID WASN’T A GOOD IDEA) She should have left me alone. I was red in anger. We shouldn’t have put off the appointment. Now he feels really unwell.

should have (+ past participle)

shouldn‟t have (+past participle)

In English, we often want to express ourregrets about something we did (or didn‟tdo) in the past. We use past formadvice to lament our mistakes.





Example:

Joe was late to work this morning. . .again!

-He should have woken up earlier.
-He shouldn‟t have stayed out solate last night with his friends.
-He shouldn‟t have forgotten toset his alarm clock.
-He ought to have gone to bedearlier.



The movie thatwe rented wasboring.

-We shouldn‟t haverented it.
-We should‟ve chosenanother film.
-We ought to havegone to the moviesinstead.

We can use 'should have' to talk about past events that did not happen.

• I should have let her know what was happening but I forgot.
• He should have sent everybody a reminder by email.
• They should have remembered that their guests don't eat pork.

We can also use 'should have' to speculate about events that may or may not have happened.

• She should have got the letter this morning. I expect she'll give us a call about it later.
• He should have arrived at his office by now. Let's try ringing him.
• They should have all read that first email by this stage. It's time to send the next one.

We can use ' should not have'  to speculate negatively about what may or may not have happened.

• She shouldn't have left work yet. I'll call her office.
• He shouldn't have boarded his plane yet. We can probably still get hold of him.
• They shouldn't have sent the report off for printing yet. There is still time to make changes.

We can also use 'should not have'  to regret past actions.

• I shouldn't have shouted at you. I apologise.
• We shouldn't have left the office so late. We should have anticipated this bad traffic.
• They shouldn't have sacked him. He was the most creative person on their team.