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chwankok
#51203 Wed, 20 Oct 04 09:42 AM
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I was supposed
I am supposed
I supposed.
Can anyone elaborate the differences ? Thanks
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Mister Micawber
#51205 Wed, 20 Oct 04 10:06 AM
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Not so easy to cover all the possibilities with no context, Chwan, but:
'I was supposed to help my father' = I should have helped / I was directed/expected to help my father. Past tense, active voice.
'I was supposed to have helped my father' = I was thought (by others) to have helped my father. Past tense, passive voice.
'I am supposed to help my father' = I should help / I have been directed to help / I am expected to help my father. Present tense, active voice.
'I am supposed to have helped my father' = I am thought (by others) to have helped my father. Present tense, passive voice.
'I supposed that I helped my father' = I thought I helped my father. Past tense, active voice.
'I suppose that I helped my father' = I think that I helped my father. Present tense, active voice.
Does anyone else have further forms to offer?
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PoorRichard
#51228 Wed, 20 Oct 04 02:32 PM
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A construction we sometimes find in historical, scientific or philosophical writings: 'it is to be supposed that...'
'It is to be supposed that the chancellor was well aware of the likely consequences of his actions.'
i.e. 'presumably the chancellor knew what would happen'.
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