Phrase · 😔 Regrets and reproaches
Deberías haberme llamado antes.
You should have called me earlier.
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Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Deberías (conditional of deber) + haber + participle: a reproach about something that didn’t happen. Past unreal conditions: pluperfect subjunctive and conditional perfect →
- 2The pronoun attaches to the infinitive: haberme. It can also go first: Me deberías haber llamado. Never between: ✗ haber me llamado. Double object pronouns (se lo) and clitic placement →
- 3llamar = to call (on the phone).
Variantes
- Me deberías haber llamado antes.
- Tendrías que haberme llamado antes.
- Debiste llamarme antes.