haber

/aˈbeɾ/, [aˈβ̞eɾ]

have, see, to have


Examples
  • Tom debía haber escuchado a Mary con más cuidado.

    Tom should have listened to Mary more carefully.

  • Me hubiera gustado haber visto 'Casablanca' cuando se discutía acerca de la película.

    I would have liked to have seen 'Casablanca' when the movie was discussed.

  • Él felicitó a su hijo por haber conseguido el primer premio.

    He congratulated his son on being a top prizewinner.

  • Debe haber algún error.

    There must be some mistake.

  • Debiste haber venido ayer.

    You should have come yesterday.

  • Tom negó haber robado el dinero.

    Tom denied having stolen the money.

  • Él murió sin haber hecho un testamento.

    He died without having made a will.

  • Debí haber consultado a mis padres sobre este asunto.

    I ought to have consulted my parents on the matter.

  • Deberías haber tenido más cuidado.

    You should have been more careful.

  • Mucha gente te va a decir que no debiste haber hecho eso.

    A lot of people are going to tell you that you shouldn't have done that.

  • Tom lamentaba haber desperdiciado gran parte de su vida.

    Tom regretted having wasted a great deal of his life.

  • Para que un libro se venda bien, tiene que haber una chica guapa en la cubierta, y el libro se venderá todavía mejor cuanto menos cubierta vaya la chica guapa.

    For a book to sell well, there needs to be a pretty girl on the cover, and the book will sell all the better, the less cover there is on the pretty girl.

  • Alguien debe haber dejado la ventana abierta.

    Someone must have left the window open.

  • No puede haber dicho algo tan estúpido.

    He can't have said such a stupid thing.

  • Deberías haber visto la película.

    You should have seen the movie.

  • Su condición podría haber sido peor.

    His condition could have been worse.

  • Si yo hubiera sido un pájaro, podría haber volado hasta ti.

    If I had been a bird, I could have flown to you.

  • Debí haber escogido un nombre de usuario más corto.

    I should've chosen a shorter username.

  • Debe haber una manera.

    There has to be a way.

  • Tom no salió reelecto debido a que admitió haber aceptado sobornos.

    Because Tom admitted he had taken bribes, he didn't get reelected.


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