You should be playing with your friends
John's friends are playing outside but he is at home reading magazines.
His father: why are you sitting here reading books? You should be playing with your friends.
Q: 1) Does the underlined sentence mean you should be playing with them right now, but you're not doing so and because of that I'm annoyed.
Or, does it sound like a suggestion: why don't you go and play with your friends?
Q2) What if I add "now":
You should be playing with your friends now.
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Rizan Malik Q: 1) Does the underlined sentence mean you should be playing with them right now, but you're not doing so and because of that I'm annoyed. Yes. That's it.
- Rizan Malik Q: 1) Does the underlined sentence mean you should be playing with them right now, but you're not doing so and because of that I'm annoyed.
- Yes.
- That's it.
- Rizan Malik Or, does it sound like a suggestion: why don't you go and play with your friends?
- Well, indirectly it's that at the same time.
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Rizan MalikQ: 1) Does the underlined sentence mean you should be playing with them right now, but you're not doing so and because of that I'm annoyed.
Yes. That's it.
Rizan MalikOr, does it sound like a suggestion: why don't you go and play with your friends?
Well, indirectly it's that at the same time.
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