Use of You should + (verb) & You’re supposed to + (verb); Day: 30
You should + (verb)
Here you are suggesting an obligation or duty that needs to take place either now or in the near future.
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāϧāĻāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāϰā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āύ āϝāĻž āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤ⧠āĻšāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ:
“You should go to bed.”
“āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤”
“You should do your homework before going outside.”
“āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤”
“You should replace your headlights on your car.”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻšā§āĻĄāϞāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤”
“You should request a raise at work.”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϰ āĻ āύā§āϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤”
“You should stop smoking.”
“āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϧā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāĻŖ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋā§.”
“You should smile more.”
“āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤”
“You should slow down when driving in a neighborhood.”
“āĻāĻļā§āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤”
“You should talk to him about it.”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ.”
“You should train your dog.”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻā§āϰāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤”
“You should trust what they say.”
“āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧠āϤāĻž āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤”
You’re supposed to + (verb)
‘You’re’ is a contraction of the words ‘you are.’ When using ‘You’re’ with the words ‘supposed to’ you are making a suggestion that something you strongly believe ought to happen.
‘āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāύ āĻšāϞ ‘āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ’āĨ¤ ‘āĻ āύā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ ‘āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ’ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āύ āϝāĻž āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰā§āύ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ:
“You’re supposed to keep that secret.”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āĻ āĻā§āĻĒāύ āĻāĻĨāĻž āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“You’re supposed to let me know when you leave.”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“You’re supposed to stop when at a red light.”
“āϞāĻžāϞ āĻāϞā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“You’re supposed to unpack once you get there.”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϏā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĢā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“You’re supposed to return the movies you rent on time.”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āϏāĻŋāύā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āϞ⧠āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŽāϤ⧠āĻĢā§āϰāϤ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĨāĻžāĨ¤”
“You are supposed to remain calm.”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“You are supposed to fasten your seat belt.”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϞā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāϧ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĨāĻžāĨ¤”
“You are supposed to invite all your friends.”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϤ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŽāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“You are supposed to encourage one another.”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻā§ āĻāϤā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“You are supposed to decide before next Thursday.”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦā§āĻšāϏā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĨāĻžāĨ¤”