#84 was / were supposed to verb + but

#84

FORM

was / were supposed to verb + but

USE

Can use 'was supposed to', 'were supposed to' to refer to past or future arrangements which may not have happened or may change.

EXAMPLE

He was supposed to arrive yesterday, but he changed his plan.

We were supposed to finish the project yesterday, but we ran into a few problems.

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