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.
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“You should go to bed.”
“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“You should do your homework before going outside.”
“āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“You should replace your headlights on your car.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻšā§āĻĄāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“You should request a raise at work.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“You should stop smoking.”
“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāĻŖ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋā§.”
“You should smile more.”
“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“You should slow down when driving in a neighborhood.”
“āĻāĻļā§āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“You should talk to him about it.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤.”
“You should train your dog.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“You should trust what they say.”
“āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤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¸āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ˛ ‘āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ’āĨ¤ ‘āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ ‘āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ’ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“You’re supposed to keep that secret.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“You’re supposed to let me know when you leave.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“You’re supposed to stop when at a red light.”
“āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“You’re supposed to unpack once you get there.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“You’re supposed to return the movies you rent on time.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻžāĨ¤”
“You are supposed to remain calm.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“You are supposed to fasten your seat belt.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ§ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻžāĨ¤”
“You are supposed to invite all your friends.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“You are supposed to encourage one another.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“You are supposed to decide before next Thursday.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦā§āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻžāĨ¤”