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ndeAdrián:

"We are supposed to be getting the farm spic-and-span", se puede traducir por "Esperan que dejemos la granja límpisima".

La utilización de "getting" después del "to be" no tiene unaexplicación lógica, simplemente es así la estructura. Igual que se dice: "I'm looking forward to hearing (y no se dice "hear") from you."

Si quieres poner "get" hay que omitir el "to be". 

Seríaasí: We are supposed to get (sin "to be") 

"To be supposed to" se puede traducir de varias formas:

1.Deber (tener la responsabilidad de)

Ej: He was supposed to finish his job yesterday, andhe hasn't done it yet. Debería haber terminado su trabajo ayer y aún no lo ha hecho.

2. Esperarse

Ej. She was supposed to come at 3pm but she hasn't arrived yet. Se esperaba que llegase a las3pm, pero aún no ha llegado.

- Suponerse
Ej. He is supposed to be in Paris today but he's actually here. Se supone que está en París, pero realmente está aquí.

Espero que te sirva.

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