WAS/WERE GOIN 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.


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SHOULD / SHOULDEN´T HAVE

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

Podemos usar 'debería tener' para hablar sobre

 eventos pasados ​​que no sucedieron.

• 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.

También podemos usar 'debería tener' para especular sobre eventos que pueden o no haber sucedido.

• 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.

Podemos usar 'should not have' para especular 

negativamente 

sobre lo que puede haber ocurrido o no.

• 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.

También podemos usar "no debería tener" 

para arrepentirnos de acciones pasadas.

• 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.
 

 



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