Phrase · 💭 Hypotheses & regrets

Eu devia ter avisado antes.

I should have warned you earlier.

B2expressing regretAudio · coming soon

Why every word is where it is

EupronounI1st sing. · subjectdevia1verbshoulddever · imperfect · 1st sing.ter1verbto haveinfinitiveavisado1verbwarnedavisar · participle · masc. · sing.antesadverbbefore.

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

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Regret: devia ter + participle (also deveria ter). With ter, never haver. Conditional sentences III: unreal past & mixed →

Variations

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