Using ‘Supposed to…’ correctly in English

Finished watching this English grammar lesson on using supposed to as a modal verb, now it’s time to take the quiz to understand how much you have learned from this lesson,.Take the quiz below.

1. She __________ to arrive tonight.

 supposed to

 is supposed to

2. They are not supposed to enter without a ticket means,

 They are prohibited from entering

 They are allowed to enter

3. We are supposed to reach on time means,

 We are restricted from reaching on time

 We are expected to reach on time

4. He ___________ to call me this evening.

 Is supposed to

 Was supposed to

5. You ______________________ take me to dinner, but you didn’t.

 Were supposed to

 Are not supposed to

6. The new mall is supposed to be very big, it means:

 It is believed to be big

 It is restricted from being big

7. I ________________ tell you Maria’s secret.

 Not supposed to

 Am not supposed to

8. They are expected to be here any minute. It means,

 They are not allowed to be here

 They are expected to be here

9. We __________ use the internet for personal reasons at work.

 Are not supposed to

 Supposed to

10. You are expected to be formally dressed to work, so..

 You are supposed to wear formal clothes

 You are supposed to wear casual clothes

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In this English Grammar lesson, we are going to study using ‘supposed to’ is used in different ways. It is a modal verb and is always followed by the ‘be’ form (is, am, are, was, were) of the verb.

We used ‘supposed to’ when you want to say ‘it is believed or it is said’

• Example: The new James Bond film is supposed to be good.
• Example: Starbucks coffee is supposed to be the best.

It is used to say something is expected.

• Example: I am supposed to get to work at 8 am.
• Example: You are supposed to do your homework daily.

‘Supposed to’ is used to say that something was to happen or take place, but actually did not happen.

• Example: You were supposed to call me last night.
• Example: John and Maria were supposed to  get married last month.

When ‘supposed to’ is used in the negative (not supposed to), it means not allowed to do something or prohibited from doing something.

• Example: You are not supposed to smoke in here.
• Example: I am not supposed to tell you the details of what was discussed in the meeting.