Use of I think I should + (verb) & I’ve heard that + (subject + verb); Day: 24
I think I should + (verb)
Here you are telling someone that you feel strongly about doing a particular action. Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“I think I should practice my reading.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“I think I should join a study group.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĒā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“I think I should handle this as soon as possible.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“I think I should earn my degree.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“I think I should explain myself.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
By adding the word ‘don’t’ you have changed what you are conveying from something you are thinking of doing, to something you are against.
‘āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“I do not think I should complain so much.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“I do not think I should attend that event.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“I do not think I should borrow more money.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“I do not think I should doubt you.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻš āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤”
“I do not think I should decide until later.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
I’ve heard that + (subject + verb)
You are letting someone know that you are aware of something or that you have been informed of something that is taking place. This could be something that has already happened or something happening in the near future. ‘I’ve’ is a contraction of the words ‘I have.’
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ ‘āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ ‘āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§’āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“I’ve heard that you got a new job.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤”
“I’ve heard that you want to leave your job.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤”
“I’ve heard that you got a new car.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤”
“I’ve heard that you like to jog.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤”
“I’ve heard that you fix computers.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤”
“I’ve heard that you’ve never been to Canada.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’ve heard that you like to shop.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤”
“I’ve heard that you and your boss don’t get along.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¸ āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤”
“I’ve heard that there is no school next week.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤”
“I’ve heard that your wife is a yoga instructor.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻāĨ¤”