se suponía que

was supposed to

→ se
phrase Common #7,690
was supposed to Used to say what was expected, planned, or intended in the past. Often followed by another verb.
SP: Se suponía que llegábamos a las ocho.
EN: We were supposed to arrive at eight.

He hecho todo lo que se suponía que hiciera.

I've done everything I was supposed to do.

Se suponía que íbamos a liquidar mi saldo hoy.

We were supposed to settle my balance today.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

No se suponía que te dijera eso.

I wasn’t supposed to tell you that.

Hola Vinayak Rao ¿No se suponía que venir mañana?

Hi Vinayak Rao, weren't you supposed to come tomorrow?

— Tumbbad (2018)

Se suponía que debía hacerlo.

I was supposed to do it.

Se suponía que era un asesino.

He was supposed to be a murderer.

— Avatar: El sentido del agua (2022)

Tom no sabía dónde se suponía que debía ir.

Tom didn't know where he was supposed to go.

La vida de la mujer que se suponía que debía ser.

The life of the woman she was supposed to be.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Se suponía que iba a llamar a Jack.

He was supposed to call Jack.

— Impacto (1981)

Se suponía que volvería el año pasado.

He was supposed to return last year.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

No se suponía que moriría.

He wasn't supposed to die.

— Impacto (1981)

Se suponía que Tom estuviera aquí por ahora.

Tom was supposed to be here by now.

Se suponía que ella estaría de vuelta para el almuerzo.

She was supposed to be back by lunchtime.

Se suponía que era una zona protegida.

It was supposed to be a protected area.

Así se suponía que iba a ser.

That's how it was supposed to be.

Se suponía que tenía que llegar a esto después.

It was supposed to come to this later.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Se suponía que éramos un país desarrollado.

We were supposed to be a developed country.

Pensé que se suponía que no vamos allá sin Tom.

I thought we weren't supposed to go there without Tom.

Tom no sabía a qué hora se suponía que debía estar allí.

Tom didn't know what time he was supposed to be there.

Hice todo lo que se suponía que hiciera.

I did everything I was supposed to do.

Se suponía que Tom y Mary llevaran a su perro al veterinario esta mañana.

Tom and Mary were supposed to take their dog to the vet this morning.

Se suponía que era gracioso.

It was supposed to be funny.

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

Se suponía que hablábamos de mi caso.

We were supposed to be talking about my case.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Eran los mismos viejos lugares donde se suponía que debía vivir mi vida.

They were the same old places where I was supposed to live my life.

— El tiempo contigo (2019)

Se suponía que vendría luego de Berlín.

It was supposed to come after Berlin.

En apariencia se suponía que todo iba bien.

On the surface, everything was supposed to be going well.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

No se suponía que estuvieras aquí.

You weren't supposed to be here.

Se suponía que íbamos a tomar un café, pero tengo un comercial.

We were supposed to have coffee, but I have a commercial.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

No se suponía que vieras eso.

You weren't supposed to see that.

Se suponía que debías deshacerte del bebé en esa condición.

You were supposed to get rid of the baby in that condition.

— Broker (2022)

Se suponía que era una sorpresa.

It was supposed to be a surprise.

Se suponía que ibas a ayudar a Tom, ¿sabes?

You were supposed to help Tom, you know?

Se suponía que él debía darme el dinero para mi vuelo.

He was supposed to give me the money for my flight.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

No se suponía que pasara esto.

This wasn't supposed to happen.

Ni siquiera se suponía que estuviéramos allí.

We weren't even supposed to be there.

— Avatar: Fuego y ceniza (2025)

No se suponía que vinieran hoy.

They weren’t supposed to come today.

Tom olvidó hacer lo que se suponía que hiciera.

Tom forgot to do what he was supposed to do.

Es que se suponía que iba a morir de vieja.

She was supposed to die of old age.

— Whistle: El silbido del mal (2026)

Se suponía que Tom me ayudara esta tarde.

Tom was supposed to help me this afternoon.

Ese día, se suponía que Samuel tenía que recogerlo de la escuela.

That day, Samuel was supposed to pick him up from school.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Capitán, se suponía que no había gente.

Captain, there weren't supposed to be any people.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

Se suponía que ella no estaría en la tienda.

She wasn't supposed to be in the store.

Se suponía que eso era un secreto.

That was supposed to be a secret.

Se suponía que tú sí ibas a entender.

You were supposed to understand.