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Eu deveria ter sido avisado com antecedência.

I should have been notified in advance.

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Why every word is where it is

EupronounI1st sing. · subjectdeveria1verbshoulddever · conditional · 1st sing.ter1verbto haveinfinitivesidoverbbeenser · participle · masc. · sing.avisadoverbwarnedavisar · participle · masc. · sing.comprepositionwithantecedência2nounadvance noticefem. · sing..

deveria → ter: + infinitive
ter → sido: compound passive

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
deveria ter sido + participle = should have been (done). Conditional sentences III: unreal past & mixed →
2
com antecedência = in advance. Register switching: spoken ↔ written BR →