haber

/aˈbeɾ/, [aˈβ̞eɾ]

have, see, to have


Examples
  • Debería haber venido.

    He should have come.

  • Deberías haber sabido lo que quería decir.

    You must have known what she meant.

  • Él lamentó no haber seguido mi consejo.

    He regretted not having taken my advice.

  • Ella me acusó de haber mentido.

    She accused me of telling a lie.

  • Deberíais haber estado aquí.

    You should've been here.

  • Si querías mejorar tu español, no tendrías que haber venido a Chile.

    If you wanted to improve your Spanish, you shouldn't have come to Chile.

  • Él está orgulloso de no haber ido nunca al médico.

    He is proud of not having consulted a doctor.

  • Él debe haber llegado a la estación.

    He must have reached the station.

  • Fue tonto de mi parte haber cometido dos veces el mismo error.

    It is silly of me to have made the same mistake twice.

  • Deberías de haber estudiado más duro.

    You should have studied harder.

  • Tom debió haber manejado la situación de otra forma.

    Tom should have handled the situation differently.

  • Si me hubieras hablado antes al respecto, yo podría haber estado libre. Como sea, mañana tengo planes de volver a casa.

    If you'd told me about it earlier, I could've been free. However, tomorrow I have plans to go back home.

  • Si él hubiera conocido los hechos, el accidente se podría haber evitado.

    Had he known the facts, the accident might have been avoided.

  • Ella lo acusó de haber roto su palabra.

    She accused him of having broken his word.

  • No puede haber dicho tamaña estupidez.

    He can't have said such a stupid thing.

  • —Durmiendo en un contenedor, ¿eh? —preguntó Al-Sayib— Ésa tiene que haber sido una experiencia apestosa.

    "Sleeping in a dumpster, huh?" Al-Sayib asked. "That must have been a smelly experience."

  • Él volvió a casa tras haber estado fuera durante diez meses.

    He returned home after being away for ten months.

  • Tom debería haber discutido el asunto conmigo.

    Tom should have discussed the matter with me.

  • Él estaba contento por haber aprobado el examen.

    He was happy to have passed the examination.

  • De no haber sido por tu consejo, él hubiera estado arruinado.

    Had it not been for your advice he would have been ruined.


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