Yu should have been selected vs You should have selected

The correct phrase is "You should have been selected." The first phrase is the correct construction using the passive voice, while the second phrase is incorrect because it lacks the auxiliary verb "been."

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Yu should have been selected

This phrase is incorrect. It lacks the auxiliary verb "been" needed for the passive voice construction.

The correct phrase should be "You should have been selected." This construction is used to express a missed opportunity or regret about not being chosen for something.

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Our show had been selected for competition.
You six... have been selected to explore America's worst nightmare.
Thomas has been selected as your deputy.
Internationally celebrated artist has been selected.
He's been selected for elite training.
Unlike domesticated species, they have not been selected for friendliness to humans and low aggression.
You've been selected for an elite operations unit.
He's just been selected to represent the school.
You've been selected as his replacement.
Seven priority thematic areas have been selected.
For this structure, the form of undertaking has been selected to ensure unbureaucratic management.
All these paintings have been selected for Reichsmarschall Goering.
Some of you may wonder why you have been selected.
You have been selected as its progenitors, like gods.
You have all been selected to join Leviathan.
You've been selected for one of the most important.
If encryption has been selected, the file will be stored encrypted.
Following a call for expressions of interest, nine additional bodies have been selected.
They've also been selected based on their skills.
HIV-1 isolates with reduced susceptibility to lopinavir have been selected in vitro.

You should have selected

This phrase is incorrect. It does not convey the intended meaning of being chosen or not for something.

The correct phrase should be "You should have been selected." This construction is used to express a missed opportunity or regret about not being chosen for something.

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You have selected Slow and Horrible.
I have selected an intern president.
The contact that you have selected does not have an email address associated with them.
I have selected a suitable girl from the Russian Consulate in Istanbul.
Corporal, I have selected you for a most important assignment.
I would have selected someone with... eyes.
Each of our 29 ships have selected participants from every city in the world.
The tag editor behaves slightly differently when you have selected multiple files.
Any puzzles that you have selected in the puzzle list, will be permanently deleted from your library.
In the restaurant of life, you have selected the tasting menu.
We have selected some scenes from his films.
If you have selected something within the current document, this will no longer be selected.
Opens the composer and prepares to forward the selected message to the address you have selected.
I don't know whom she would have selected as the father, but no doubt she had a candidate in mind.
You will put the ones I have selected on tomorrow's front page.
I see you have selected a fine view... for my son to inherit.
You have selected the authentication method PAP or CHAP. This requires that you supply a username and a password.
Once you have selected your options, click OK to accept your text options.
Some of the contacts (%1) that you have selected are not associated with address book entries.
One of the contacts (%1) that you have selected is not associated with an address book entry.

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Yu should have been selected vs You should have selected