Spoken English

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:
āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻĻā§ƒāĻĸāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻƒ:

“I think I should practice my reading.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§€āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“I think I should join a study group.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸāĻžāĻĄāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻĒā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻĻā§‡āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“I think I should handle this as soon as possible.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“I think I should earn my degree.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĄāĻŋāĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻœāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“I think I should explain myself.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ–ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤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.

‘āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨, āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻƒ:

“I do not think I should complain so much.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“I do not think I should attend that event.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻĻā§‡āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“I do not think I should borrow more money.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ†āĻ°āĻ“ āĻŸāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“I do not think I should doubt you.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§‡āĻš āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤”

“I do not think I should decide until later.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤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.’

āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ āĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ—āĻ¤ āĻ†āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ˜āĻŸāĻ›ā§‡ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ‡āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ˜āĻŸā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻĻā§‚āĻ° āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ˜āĻŸāĻ›ā§‡ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§āĨ¤ ‘āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋ’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•ā§‹āĻšāĻ¨ ‘āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ†āĻ›ā§‡’āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻƒ:

“I’ve heard that you got a new job.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤”

“I’ve heard that you want to leave your job.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ›ā§‡āĻĄāĻŧā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤”

“I’ve heard that you got a new car.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĒā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤”
“I’ve heard that you like to jog.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻœāĻ—āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤”

“I’ve heard that you fix computers.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ‰āĻŸāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤”

“I’ve heard that you’ve never been to Canada.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ–āĻ¨ā§‹ āĻ•āĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I’ve heard that you like to shop.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•ā§‡āĻ¨āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤”

“I’ve heard that you and your boss don’t get along.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¸ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤”

“I’ve heard that there is no school next week.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§‡ āĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ˛ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ‡āĨ¤”

“I’ve heard that your wife is a yoga instructor.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§€ āĻāĻ•āĻœāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ•āĨ¤”