Hello everybody!

Let’s have a look at “supposed to”

It’s quite similar to “should” but there is a difference. Look at the following examples:

1. I should go to the meeting tomorrow. 
2. I’m supposed to go to the meeting tomorrow.

Number 1 – I think it’s important to go to the meeting – maybe I will learn new and important things at the meeting.

Number 2 – Someone else thinks it’s important for me to go to the meeting – maybe my boss wants me to be there but I’m not interested.

supposed to always means:

someone else thinks you should do something

More examples:
We are supposed to be there at 8am. (someone else arranged this time)

I was supposed to finish the report by Friday morning. (someone else gave me this deadline, I didn’t finish the report because I was too busy or maybe even too lazy!)

You are not supposed to have access to this program. (someone else decided that I should not have access to this program)

I hope you found this useful.

Can you use “supposed to” in a sentence? Feel free to leave a comment.

All the best,
Derek