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I’m not supposed to eat such a big breakfast…
I suppose you are going to enjoy this podcast! Suppose and be supposed to are two words that are often confused by a lot of English learners. For today’s English lesson, let’s look at how to use these two words in English conversation and writing
Here are the example sentences:
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Suppose
- It’s raining hard, so I suppose that there will be traffic.
- I suppose you guys have a lot of questions about English.
- Working at Happy English never really feels like work. I suppose that’s because I enjoy my job.
- My dog happy has been following me all morning. I suppose she’s hungry.
Be Supposed To
- I’m supposed to be at my office by 8:30 in the morning.
- The train was supposed to be here by 10 o’clock. I wonder what happened.
- To save energy you’re supposed to turn off the lights when you leave the room.
- In many cultures you’re supposed to take off your shoes before you enter someone’s home.
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