I was supposed to receive vs I was supposed to received

The correct phrase is 'I was supposed to receive.' 'Receive' should be in the base form after 'to' in this context. 'Received' is the past participle form and is not correct in this sentence.

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Last updated: October 12, 2024 • 13713 views

I was supposed to receive

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express an expectation or obligation that something should have been received in the past.

Examples:

I was supposed to receive the package yesterday, but it didn't arrive.
She was supposed to receive a promotion, but it was given to someone else.
They were supposed to receive an email with the details, but it never came.
We were supposed to receive feedback on our project, but we haven't heard anything yet.
He was supposed to receive a call from the manager, but it never happened.

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I thought she was supposed to receive a large inheritance from her grandmother.
Eddie Wade was supposed to receive a total payment of £20,000.
My husband was supposed to receive a serum today.
Jamal's father pushed a broom for initech for 30 years, and one day before he was supposed to receive his pension, they fired him.
AG: My country is supposed to receive four thousand.
There we are supposed to receive a statement about the environment and air transport.
First, the recipient was supposed to receive a loan of about PLN 10 million (EUR 2,57 million).
Budget transparency is needed to check the sectors that were supposed to receive the money.
Be sure not to miss your appointments when you are supposed to receive your injections every two weeks.
What are the questions which are supposed to receive concrete answers?
The Bicommunal Technical Committee of Cultural Heritage is supposed to receive EUR 2 million for cultural heritage purposes.
Will the Commission take steps against Greece, so that within the foreseeable future the Netherlands can return asylum-seekers whom Greece is supposed to receive?
I wasn't even sure what I was supposed to feel.
I think I was supposed to.
I did what I was Supposed to do.
I was supposed to go straight home after school.
I was supposed to go out at sea.
I was supposed to get protection and transportation from the police.
I was supposed to be married at this point.
I did precisely what I was supposed to.

I was supposed to received

This phrase is incorrect in English.

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You are supposed to have received orders to leave here.
the risk that he may seek to abscond (in view of the sums he is supposed to have received and the existence of Swiss bank accounts);
I wasn't even sure what I was supposed to feel.
I think I was supposed to.
I did what I was Supposed to do.
I was supposed to go straight home after school.
I was supposed to go out at sea.
I was supposed to get protection and transportation from the police.
I was supposed to be married at this point.
I did precisely what I was supposed to.
I was supposed to e-mail my boss a brief tonight.
I was supposed to collect David's things there tomorrow.
You know, I was supposed to be an architect.
I was supposed to meet my father here.
I was supposed to attend a lecture tonight.
I was supposed to bring Gracie by tomorrow, so I better cancel.
If she came I was supposed to knock.
I finally understood who I was supposed to be.
I was supposed to observe a class.
I thought I was supposed to rescue you.

Alternatives:

I was supposed to have received
I was supposed to get
I was supposed to obtain
I was supposed to be given
I was supposed to be provided

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