How to use “Be supposed to” – English grammar

so how do I use the expression be

so how do I use the expression be supposed to do something for example

supposed to do something for example

supposed to do something for example Jack Michael Jackson you’re supposed to

Jack Michael Jackson you’re supposed to

Jack Michael Jackson you’re supposed to be dead

be dead

be dead no I’m not dead oh um then I’m sorry

no I’m not dead oh um then I’m sorry

no I’m not dead oh um then I’m sorry don’t be sorry

so be supposed to basically it describes

so be supposed to basically it describes an expectation now this could be an

an expectation now this could be an

an expectation now this could be an obligation or responsibility but mainly

obligation or responsibility but mainly

obligation or responsibility but mainly it’s an expectation what people think

it’s an expectation what people think

it’s an expectation what people think should happen or should have happened

should happen or should have happened

should happen or should have happened for example so you’re walking to work

for example so you’re walking to work

for example so you’re walking to work and your boss expects you to arrive at

and your boss expects you to arrive at

and your boss expects you to arrive at nine o’clock but oh

nine o’clock but oh

nine o’clock but oh uh-oh I think I’m late it’s 9:30 you’re

uh-oh I think I’m late it’s 9:30 you’re

uh-oh I think I’m late it’s 9:30 you’re late everyone expected me to be at work

late everyone expected me to be at work

late everyone expected me to be at work at nine o’clock but we’ll use this in a

at nine o’clock but we’ll use this in a

at nine o’clock but we’ll use this in a passive this form will always be in a

passive this form will always be in a

passive this form will always be in a passive so it will look like this I

passive so it will look like this I

passive so it will look like this I version of B was because it’s past and

version of B was because it’s past and

version of B was because it’s past and it’s me I was supposed to that never

it’s me I was supposed to that never

it’s me I was supposed to that never changes I was supposed to the infinitive

changes I was supposed to the infinitive

changes I was supposed to the infinitive be at work at 9:00 three people expected

be at work at 9:00 three people expected

be at work at 9:00 three people expected me at 9:00 o’clock I was supposed to be

me at 9:00 o’clock I was supposed to be

me at 9:00 o’clock I was supposed to be at work at 9:00 that’s how you’d say it

at work at 9:00 that’s how you’d say it

at work at 9:00 that’s how you’d say it so it’s just an expectation

you make a plan to meet your friend at 8

you make a plan to meet your friend at 8 o’clock you both say okay let’s meet at

o’clock you both say okay let’s meet at

o’clock you both say okay let’s meet at 8 o’clock at the cinema so your friend

8 o’clock at the cinema so your friend

8 o’clock at the cinema so your friend is at the cinema at 8 o’clock your

is at the cinema at 8 o’clock your

is at the cinema at 8 o’clock your friend arrives at the cinema it’s 8

friend arrives at the cinema it’s 8

friend arrives at the cinema it’s 8 o’clock she’s thinking 8 o’clock we have

o’clock she’s thinking 8 o’clock we have

o’clock she’s thinking 8 o’clock we have a plan my friend will arrive now and of

a plan my friend will arrive now and of

a plan my friend will arrive now and of course you’re a bad friend you arrive

course you’re a bad friend you arrive

course you’re a bad friend you arrive late

late

late remember your plan was to meet at 8:00

remember your plan was to meet at 8:00

remember your plan was to meet at 8:00 not 8:30 she was expecting to meet at 8

not 8:30 she was expecting to meet at 8

not 8:30 she was expecting to meet at 8 o’clock so how can she say that the

o’clock so how can she say that the

o’clock so how can she say that the expectation was to meet at 8 o’clock we

expectation was to meet at 8 o’clock we

expectation was to meet at 8 o’clock we it’s a past version of B we were

it’s a past version of B we were

it’s a past version of B we were remember that never changes we were

remember that never changes we were

remember that never changes we were supposed to what’s the verb meets does

supposed to what’s the verb meets does

supposed to what’s the verb meets does it change no infinitive means the verb

it change no infinitive means the verb

it change no infinitive means the verb doesn’t change we were supposed to meet

doesn’t change we were supposed to meet

doesn’t change we were supposed to meet at 8 we were supposed to meet at 8 bad

at 8 we were supposed to meet at 8 bad

at 8 we were supposed to meet at 8 bad friend so again just remember that B

friend so again just remember that B

friend so again just remember that B supposed to it’s just your expectation

supposed to it’s just your expectation

supposed to it’s just your expectation would you expect to happen what do you

would you expect to happen what do you

would you expect to happen what do you expect to have happened like in this

expect to have happened like in this

expect to have happened like in this case another example

case another example

case another example you look at the weather on your phone

you look at the weather on your phone

you look at the weather on your phone and you see our today I’m expecting a

and you see our today I’m expecting a

and you see our today I’m expecting a sunny day so it present it is supposed

sunny day so it present it is supposed

sunny day so it present it is supposed to sunny that’s an adjective so the verb

to sunny that’s an adjective so the verb

to sunny that’s an adjective so the verb is B it’s supposed to be sunny now if

is B it’s supposed to be sunny now if

is B it’s supposed to be sunny now if you’re in London and it’s supposed to be

you’re in London and it’s supposed to be

you’re in London and it’s supposed to be sunny usually this happens you just go

sunny usually this happens you just go

sunny usually this happens you just go outside your house and then so now this

outside your house and then so now this

outside your house and then so now this is a past expectation it’s raining but I

is a past expectation it’s raining but I

is a past expectation it’s raining but I wasn’t expecting rain so come on it was

wasn’t expecting rain so come on it was

wasn’t expecting rain so come on it was supposed to be sunny today

supposed to be sunny today

supposed to be sunny today what the hell England it was supposed to

what the hell England it was supposed to

what the hell England it was supposed to be sunny my expectation sunny so this is

be sunny my expectation sunny so this is

be sunny my expectation sunny so this is a positive sentence but how about

a positive sentence but how about

a positive sentence but how about negative let’s say the same thing in a

negative let’s say the same thing in a

negative let’s say the same thing in a negative way okay we need to make it

negative way okay we need to make it

negative way okay we need to make it opposite where does the negative go goes

opposite where does the negative go goes

opposite where does the negative go goes there

there

there that’s our negative now we need to

that’s our negative now we need to

that’s our negative now we need to change this to mean the same thing

change this to mean the same thing

change this to mean the same thing remember it was raining but he wasn’t

remember it was raining but he wasn’t

remember it was raining but he wasn’t expecting rain so it wasn’t supposed to

expecting rain so it wasn’t supposed to

expecting rain so it wasn’t supposed to be rainy or rainy your two options

be rainy or rainy your two options

be rainy or rainy your two options really so you could say it wasn’t

really so you could say it wasn’t

really so you could say it wasn’t supposed to be rainy today it wasn’t

supposed to be rainy today it wasn’t

supposed to be rainy today it wasn’t supposed to be raining hmm so you think

supposed to be raining hmm so you think

supposed to be raining hmm so you think you understand be supposed to now you

you understand be supposed to now you

you understand be supposed to now you understand nothing John Snow

understand nothing John Snow

understand nothing John Snow because that’s not the only way we can

because that’s not the only way we can

because that’s not the only way we can use be supposed to not just for

use be supposed to not just for

use be supposed to not just for expectation it can be for an obligation

expectation it can be for an obligation

expectation it can be for an obligation but in a polite way let me give you an

but in a polite way let me give you an

but in a polite way let me give you an example

so in this case it shows an obligation

so in this case it shows an obligation or a rule but said in a maybe soft

or a rule but said in a maybe soft

or a rule but said in a maybe soft polite way so for example he wants to

polite way so for example he wants to

polite way so for example he wants to say I’m like you mustn’t smoke in here

say I’m like you mustn’t smoke in here

say I’m like you mustn’t smoke in here but to say a bit soft a bit polite

but to say a bit soft a bit polite

but to say a bit soft a bit polite everyone knows that me don’t do this

everyone knows that me don’t do this

everyone knows that me don’t do this thing he would say this way he would say

thing he would say this way he would say

thing he would say this way he would say you aren’t remember are that’s the

you aren’t remember are that’s the

you aren’t remember are that’s the version of be for you you aren’t

version of be for you you aren’t

version of be for you you aren’t supposed to remember never changes

supposed to remember never changes

supposed to remember never changes smoke the infinitive doesn’t change in

smoke the infinitive doesn’t change in

smoke the infinitive doesn’t change in here you aren’t supposed to smoke in

here you aren’t supposed to smoke in

here you aren’t supposed to smoke in here we’ve learnt a different meaning

here we’ve learnt a different meaning

here we’ve learnt a different meaning it’s an obligation you aren’t supposed

it’s an obligation you aren’t supposed

it’s an obligation you aren’t supposed to smoke in here but listen to how I’m

to smoke in here but listen to how I’m

to smoke in here but listen to how I’m saying it supposed to you can hear it in

saying it supposed to you can hear it in

saying it supposed to you can hear it in two ways

two ways

two ways supposed to that’s the normal way but in

supposed to that’s the normal way but in

supposed to that’s the normal way but in casual conversation people talk quickly

casual conversation people talk quickly

casual conversation people talk quickly so they pronounce it like supposed to

so they pronounce it like supposed to

so they pronounce it like supposed to supposed to like that you isn’t there

supposed to like that you isn’t there

supposed to like that you isn’t there Spur supposed to sounds like this

Spur supposed to sounds like this

Spur supposed to sounds like this supposed to you aren’t supposed to smoke

supposed to you aren’t supposed to smoke

supposed to you aren’t supposed to smoke in here and again you can hear it both

in here and again you can hear it both

in here and again you can hear it both ways depends how fast the person is

ways depends how fast the person is

ways depends how fast the person is speaking let’s imagine you’re with your

speaking let’s imagine you’re with your

speaking let’s imagine you’re with your friends and there’s a secret someone has

friends and there’s a secret someone has

friends and there’s a secret someone has a secret so he wants to say okay I have

a secret so he wants to say okay I have

a secret so he wants to say okay I have a secret I have an obligation not to

a secret I have an obligation not to

a secret I have an obligation not to tell you but you’re my best friend so I

tell you but you’re my best friend so I

tell you but you’re my best friend so I will what do you think he’s going to say

will what do you think he’s going to say

will what do you think he’s going to say I have an obligation not to tell you so

I have an obligation not to tell you so

I have an obligation not to tell you so it’s a negative this

I’m not supposed to tell you so they

I’m not supposed to tell you so they have two meanings of being supposed to

have two meanings of being supposed to

have two meanings of being supposed to do something it’s mainly an expectation

do something it’s mainly an expectation

do something it’s mainly an expectation which could be an obligation people

which could be an obligation people

which could be an obligation people expect you not to do something and

expect you not to do something and

expect you not to do something and lastly just to remember this is always

lastly just to remember this is always

lastly just to remember this is always impassive be supposed to you’d never say

impassive be supposed to you’d never say

impassive be supposed to you’d never say I don’t suppose to do something no it’s

I don’t suppose to do something no it’s

I don’t suppose to do something no it’s always I’m not supposed to do something

always I’m not supposed to do something

always I’m not supposed to do something also never in ing form never in

also never in ing form never in

also never in ing form never in continuous form so if you liked that

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