Phrase · 💭 Hypotheses & regrets

Eu devia ter avisado antes.

I should have warned you earlier.

B2expressing regretAudio · bientôt disponible

Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place

EupronomI1re pers. sing. · sujetdevia1verbeshoulddever · imparfait · 1re pers. sing.ter1verbeto haveinfinitifavisado1verbewarnedavisar · participe · masc. · sing.antesadverbebefore.

Eu → devia: 1st person
devia → ter: + infinitive
ter → avisado: compound infinitive

Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

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Regret: devia ter + participle (also deveria ter). With ter, never haver. Conditional sentences III: unreal past & mixed →

Variantes

Eu deveria ter avisado antes.
Eu tinha que ter avisado antes.