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English Café: Should I write “suppose to” or “supposed to”?
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English Café: Should I write “suppose to” or “supposed to”?
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You should write supposed to because we usually us this verb phrase with the verb BE to mean expected to or required to.
Be + supposed + to (with the letter -d)
- You are supposed to provide an English translation too.
- We are supposed to modify the equipment.
- They were supposed to leave yesterday. Did they go?
- She was supposed to submit the document this morning, but she is still working on it.
- I am not supposed to tell you this, but …
But we sometimes use “suppose” informally (without the letter -d or the word to) to indicate that you are not sure
- I suppose I had better leave now because the rain has stopped.
- I suppose I could give it a try
- Suppose it’s true, what will you do?
- I suppose it’s too late now?
- Is the picture hanging the right way now? Yes, I suppose so. It looks good to me.
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