WAS/WERE GOING TO AND WAS/WERE SUPPOSED TO
WAS/WERE GOING TO AND WAS/WERE SUPPOSED TO past be going to + infinitive supposed to + infinitive meaning was / were going to + infinitive supposed to + infinitive We often use was / were going to or was / were supposed to to apologise for not doing something. We usually give a reason . Sorry, I was going to call you back last night, but I didnʼt get home until late . was / were going to: past be going to + infinitive meaning was / were going to + infinitive To talk about plans we made in the past which didnʼt happen , or wonʼt happen in the future. We were going to visit the Bradleys later that year, but we didnʼt go for ... [some reason] (They planned to visit the Bradleys, but they didnʼt visit them.) We were going to spend our anniversary in the cottage in Wales where