Spoken English

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.

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāϧāĻ•āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻšā§āϛ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āĻāĻ–āύ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟ āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāϤ⧇ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāσ:

“You should go to bed.”

“āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ›āĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤”

“You should do your homework before going outside.”

“āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤”
“You should replace your headlights on your car.”

“āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻĄāϞāĻžāχāϟ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤”

“You should request a raise at work.”

“āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤”

“You should stop smoking.”

“āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϧ⧁āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāĻŖ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž āωāϚāĻŋā§Ž.”

“You should smile more.”

“āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋ āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤”

“You should slow down when driving in a neighborhood.”

“āφāĻļ⧇āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋ āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤”

“You should talk to him about it.”

“āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāϟāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤ.”

“You should train your dog.”

“āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤”

“You should trust what they say.”

“āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇ āϤāĻž āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤”

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.

‘āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧋āϚāύ āĻšāϞ ‘āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ’āĨ¤ ‘āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāĻŋāϤ’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ ‘āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ’ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻšā§āϛ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϘāϟāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāσ:

“You’re supposed to keep that secret.”

“āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏ⧇āχ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤”

“You’re supposed to let me know when you leave.”

“āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϚāϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤”
“You’re supposed to stop when at a red light.”

“āϞāĻžāϞ āφāϞ⧋āϤ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤”

“You’re supposed to unpack once you get there.”

“āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āϖ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤”

“You’re supposed to return the movies you rent on time.”

“āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻĢ⧇āϰāϤ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤”

“You are supposed to remain calm.”

“āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤”

“You are supposed to fasten your seat belt.”

“āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāϟ āĻŦ⧇āĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻŦ⧇āρāϧ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤”

“You are supposed to invite all your friends.”

“āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤”

“You are supposed to encourage one another.”

“āφāĻĒāύāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāϕ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤”

“You are supposed to decide before next Thursday.”

“āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€ āĻŦ⧃āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤”