I should have received vs should have been sent

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I should have received' is used when talking about expecting to have received something, while 'should have been sent' is used when referring to something that was supposed to be sent by someone else.

Last updated: March 20, 2024 • 1247 views

I should have received

This phrase is correct and commonly used when expressing the expectation of having received something.

This phrase is used when you are talking about something that you were expecting to have received but did not.

Examples:

I should have received the package by now.
I should have received an email confirming the appointment.
I should have received my paycheck last week.

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English Standard Version Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest .
Nov 1, 2015 ... I should have received two payments, one for the 15th to the 30th of Sept, and the other for the 1st to the 14th of Oct. I have received payment ...

Alternatives:

I was supposed to receive
I expected to have received
I should have gotten

should have been sent

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to something that was supposed to be sent by someone else.

This phrase is used when you are talking about something that was expected to be sent by another person or entity.

Examples:

The documents should have been sent yesterday.
The invitation should have been sent out last week.
The package should have been sent by now.

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Feb 3, 2016 ... 11 times Diego Costa should have been sent off - and somehow got away with it. The Chelsea striker has not been sent off in six years, despite ...
5 days ago ... Eddie Howe claimed Mathieu Flamini should have been sent off in the eighth minute of Arsenal's 2-0 win at Bournemouth for a reckless and ...
Sep 19, 2015 ... Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claims that striker Diego Costa should have been sent off twice in the defeat to Chelsea. Wenger watched as ...
Dec 29, 2015 ... The former World Cup referee believes United skipper Wayne Rooney should have been sent off for his tackle on Oscar, which Poll thought to ...

Alternatives:

should have been dispatched
should have been forwarded
should have been delivered

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I should have received vs should have been sent