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Understanding "Supposed To" in English

The document discusses the use of "be supposed to" to express obligations in formal English conversations. It can imply a weaker obligation than "should/ought to" and is often used to describe widely held beliefs about what is typically true or allowed. Specifically, the document provides examples of how "be supposed to" can mean "be required," "be expected to" if reality differs from the statement, and "be not supposed to" indicates something is forbidden.

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Understanding "Supposed To" in English

The document discusses the use of "be supposed to" to express obligations in formal English conversations. It can imply a weaker obligation than "should/ought to" and is often used to describe widely held beliefs about what is typically true or allowed. Specifically, the document provides examples of how "be supposed to" can mean "be required," "be expected to" if reality differs from the statement, and "be not supposed to" indicates something is forbidden.

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Pembahasan Materi

Kata yang bercetak tebal di atas merupakan ciri dari penggunaan Obligation di dalam sebuah
percakapan formal/ resmi.

Simak penjelasan di bawah ini:

1. Selain “should/ought to” kalian dapat menggunakan “‘be supposed to” untuk
memberikan Obligations/ Kewajiban. Penggunaan ini dalam Bahasa Inggris yang diucapkan
menunjukkan kewajiban kurang kuat.

Contoh:

 I have an appointment with Mr. Hens at 10 a.m. tomorrow. So I’m supposed to be at


the office by 9:30 a.m. at the earliest.
 You’re supposed to turn off the light when you are not working in the room.

2. “be supposed to” sering digunakan untuk menceritakan tentang sesuatu yang dianggap
benar oleh banyak orang atau yang secara luas diyakini.

Contoh:

 It’s supposed to be bad luck to spill salt.


 Milk is supposed to be good for our bones.
 You’re not supposed to open an umbrella indoors. It’s unlucky.

3. “Be supposed to” dapat diartikan “be required” atau “be expected to” jika kenyataan tidak
sama dengan pernyataan.

Contoh:

 You were supposed to submit your assignment a week ago. (You were required to
submit your homework a week ago, but you didn’t do it.)
 Miss Corrine is supposed to give a conference in Denpasar tomorrow, but she has the
flu now. (Miss Corrine will probably not be able to give the conference in Denpasar
tomorrow.)
 The test was supposed to start at 10 sharp, but the teacher was late. (The test started
after 10.)

4. “Be not supposed to” digunakan untuk menunjukkan bahwa ada sesuatu yang tidak
diperbolehkan atau dilarang.

Contoh:

 You’re not supposed to smoke in this room. This is an air-conditioned room. (It is
forbidden to smoke in the air-conditioned room.)
 I’m not supposed to tell you this secret. (I am not allowed to tell you this secret.)
Expression of Obligation:

Present/ Future Form

Singular

 I’m supposed to….


 She’s supposed to….
 He’s supposed to….
 It’s supposed to….

Plural

 We’re supposed to…


 You’re supposed to…
 They’re supposed to…

Past Form

Singular

 I was supposed to….


 She was supposed to….
 He was supposed to….
 It was supposed to….

Plural

 We were supposed to….


 You were supposed to….
 They were supposed to….

Catatan:

 Jika kalian menggunakan “supposed to” maka diikuti sebuah “verb 1/ kata kerja”
 Jika kalian menggunakan “supposed to be” maka diikuti sebuah “Adjective/ kata
sifat atau Noun/ kata benda”

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