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–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻ•āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ–āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ•āĻŸ āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

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

“You should go to bed.”

“āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ›āĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“You should do your homework before going outside.”

“āĻŦāĻžāĻ‡āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ†āĻ—ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“You should replace your headlights on your car.”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻĄāĻ˛āĻžāĻ‡āĻŸ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“You should request a raise at work.”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§‡ āĻŦā§ƒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ° āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻ§ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“You should stop smoking.”

“āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāĻŖ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋā§Ž.”

“You should smile more.”

“āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ†āĻ°āĻ“ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋ āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

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

“āĻ†āĻļā§‡āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§‡ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ—āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§‹ āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“You should talk to him about it.”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤.”

“You should train your dog.”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻ•ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĻā§‡āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“You should trust what they say.”

“āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

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.

‘āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•ā§‹āĻšāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ˛ ‘āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ’āĨ¤ ‘āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ ‘āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ’ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§ƒāĻĸāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ˜āĻŸāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

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

“You’re supposed to keep that secret.”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ°āĻžāĻ–āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤”

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

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻšāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ—ā§‡āĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤”
“You’re supposed to stop when at a red light.”

“āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻ†āĻ˛ā§‹āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤”

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

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻĒā§ŒāĻāĻ›āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ• āĻ–ā§āĻ˛ā§‡ āĻĢā§‡āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤”

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

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ­āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§‡āĻŽāĻžāĻ—ā§āĻ˛ā§‹ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻ¤ā§‹ āĻĢā§‡āĻ°āĻ¤ āĻĻā§‡āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤”

“You are supposed to remain calm.”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤”

“You are supposed to fasten your seat belt.”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻŸ āĻŦā§‡āĻ˛ā§āĻŸ āĻŦā§‡āĻāĻ§ā§‡ āĻ°āĻžāĻ–āĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤”

“You are supposed to invite all your friends.”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ†āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤”

“You are supposed to encourage one another.”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ…āĻĒāĻ°āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤”

“You are supposed to decide before next Thursday.”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€ āĻŦā§ƒāĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ†āĻ—ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤”