UNIVERSITY NATIONAL OF TRUJILLO

DEPARTMENT OF MINING ENGINEERING

WAS/WERE GOING TO ; WAS/WERE SUPPOSED TO AND MODAL VERBS

CURSE: ENGLISH
CYCLE: III
MEMBERS: CONTRERAS FIGUEROA JAKSON
OBESO CUEVA PEDRO
 WAS/WERE GIONG TO (FUTURE IN THE
PAST):
We will be using was / were going to talk about plans we did in the
past and they did not happen or will not happen in the future.
(Usaremos was/were going to para hablar sobre planes que hicimos en el pasado y no sucedieron o no sucederán en el
futuro)

I
He
She
It
WAS GOING TO
You
VERB IN BASE
They
We WERE GOING TO
FORM
I
He
She
It
You
WOULD
They
ESTRUCUTRA:

sujeto + was/were going to + verb en infinitive + complement

 I was going to buy a motorcycle, but I run out of
money.
Yo iba a comprar una motocicleta, pero se me acabó el dinero.
[Tenía planeado comprar una motocicleta, pero se me acabó el dinero]

My mother was going to live in Paris , but she didn’t get the visa.
Mi madre iba a vivir en París, pero no consiguió la visa.
She [Tenía planeado vivir en París, pero no consiguió la visa.]

I was going to… Yo iba a…

He was going to Él iba a…
She was going to Ella iba a…
It was going to Iba a…
 We were going to study at the library, but it was closed.
Nosotros íbamos a estudiar en la biblioteca, pero estaba cerrada.
[Teníamos planeado estudiar en la biblioteca, pero estaba cerrada.]

You were going to … Tu ibas a, usted iba a…

We were going to … Nosotros ibamos a…

They were going to .. Ellos iban a…

You were going to … Ustedes iban a…

 REMEMBER THE STRUCTURE
WAS GOING TO
FUTURE IN THE PAST: VERB IN
BASE FORM
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES WERE GOING TO

My friend was going to visit me, but he had to study .

Mi amigo iba a visitar me, pero tuvo que estudiar
[Mi amigo tenia planeado visitarme, pero no pudo ]

WASN’T GOING TO
VERB IN
FUTURE IN THE PAST:
BASE FORM
NEGATIVE SENTENCES WEREN’T GOING TO

My friend wasn’t going to visit me, because he had to study .

Mi amigo no iba a visitar me, porque tuvo que estudiar
[ Mi amigo no tenia planeado visitarme ]

WAS I- HE - SHE - IT GOING TO

FUTURE IN THE PAST: VERB IN
BASE FORM
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
WERE YOU - WE - THEY GOING TO

Wasn’t your friend going to visit you ?

N o iba tu amigo a visitar te?
[ ¿No tenia tu amigo planeado visitarte? ]
 With “WOULD”

Use the WAS/WERE GOING TO with WOULD only…

There are 4 verbs that express KNOWLEDGE and
BELIEF:
(Hay 4 verbos que expresan CONOCIMIENTO o CREENCIA:)

PENSAR

CREER

SABER

ESTAR
SEGURO
 THE STRUCTURE

He

She VERB IN BASE

WOULD
It FORM

You

They

We
 My mother I would become
an engineer, but I became a teacher.

(Mi madre PENSO que me iba a convertir en un

ingeniero,
pero me convertí en un docente)
SAME MEANING!!!

(Mi madre que me convertiría en un ingeniero, pero

me convertí en un docente)

My mother I would become

an engineer, but I became a teacher.
 THE STRUCTURE
I
He VERB IN BASE FORM
She WOULD
It
You
They
We
My mother I would become and engineer,
but I became a teacher.
(My mother I was going to become and engineer, but I became a
teacher.)

We the selección Colombia would win the

“Copa America”, but they didn’t pass the second
round.
(We the selección Colombia was going to win the “Copa America”, but
they didn’t pass the second round.)

I Bavaria would call me for the position of

General Manager.
(I Bavaria was going to call me for the position of General Manager.)
WAS/WERE SUPPOSED TO

 When we speak of the verb "supposed to" implies that someone expects us to
do some activity in the past or future.
 It is used to indicate obligation or responsibility.
 It is supported by the verb "to be" to indicate the time either present or past

 Cuando hablamos del verbo “supposed to” implica que alguien espera que
nosotros hagamos alguna actividad en el pasado o futuro.
 ES utilizado para indicar obligación o responsabilidad.
 Se apoya del verbo “to be” para indicar el tiempo ya sea presente o pasado
ESTRUCTURA:
 He was supposed to take his dance lesson at seven o’clock. (Se suponía que él iba a tomar su clase
de baile a las siete en punto)

 They were supposed to bring the books with them. (Se suponía que ellos iban a traer los libros con
ellos)

 He was supposed to arrive tomorrow. (Se suponía que él iba a llegar mañana)
 REMEMBER THE STRUCTURE
WAS SUPPOSED TO
VERB IN
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES BASE FORM
WERE SUPPOSED TO

The book was supposed to be published last year. (Se

suponía que el libro iba a ser publicado el año pasado)

WASN’T SUPPOSED TO
VERB IN
NEGATIVE SENTENCES BASE FORM
WEREN’T SUPPOSED TO

We were not supposed to send them a letter last week.

(Se suponía que nosotros les íbamos a enviar una carta la
semana pasada)
MODAL VERBS
CHARACTERISTICS:

 Accompany another verb in infinitive without ‘‘to’’. (except: have to , ought

to and be able to )
 They do not conjugate. (except: have to and be able to)
CAN:
 El verbo ‘‘can’’ es usado para expresar o preguntar acerca de posibilidad.

 Example:

I can call you later.

COULD:
 Puede ser utilizado para hablar sobre habilidad y para hablar de permisos en el pasado.

 Example:

It could rain tomorrow.

MUST:

 Es la opción perfecta para expresar necesidad.

 Example:

The new film is great, you must see it!

MAY:
 El uso de ‘‘may’’ como verbo modal es para pedir permiso en el presente, para hacer
sugerencias, y para hablar de posibilidades.

 Example:
Mary may not go to your party later.
MIGHT:
 Se utiliza para expresar posibilidad en el presente o en el futuro.

 Example:

Leslie might go to Canada this summer.

SHOULD:

 Se utiliza para dar consejos, para expresar qué es correcto, y para recomendar una acción.

 Example:

We should arrive on time if we leave now.