haber

/aˈbeɾ/, [aˈβ̞eɾ]

have, see, to have


Examples
  • Me alegro de no haber nacido antes del descubrimiento del té.

    I am glad I was not born before tea.

  • Debes haber estado trabajando demasiado.

    You must have been working too hard.

  • Debo haber terminado este trabajo pasado mañana.

    I must get this work done by the day after tomorrow.

  • No debí haber comido eso. Me siento enfermo.

    I shouldn't have eaten that. I feel sick.

  • Debe haber una explicación lógica para esto.

    There must be a logical explanation for this.

  • ¿Qué canciones famosas desearías haber compuesto, y por qué?

    What famous songs do you wish you had composed, and why?

  • Gracias por haber traído a Tom a casa.

    Thanks for bringing Tom home.

  • Deberías haber rechazado su oferta.

    You should have refused his offer.

  • Vas a haber adivinado su significado para el final del capítulo.

    You will have guessed its meaning by the end of the chapter.

  • Tom debió haber oído lo que pasó.

    Tom must have heard about what happened.

  • Debiste haber visto la película.

    You should have seen the film.

  • Debería haber mentido, pero le dije la verdad.

    I should have lied, but I told her the truth.

  • Desearía haber hecho más.

    I wish I had done more.

  • Tom no debería haber conducido el coche de Marie.

    Tom shouldn't have driven Mary's car.

  • Eso es lo que debí haber dicho.

    That's what I should've said.

  • De haber ocurrido en una ciudad, el accidente hubiera provocado un desastre.

    Had it happened in a city, the accident would have caused a disaster.

  • Me arrepiento de haber ido ahí.

    I regret going there.

  • Usted podría haber dicho algo.

    You could've said something.

  • Tom no podía haber tenido nada que ver con lo que pasó la semana pasada.

    Tom couldn't have had anything to do with what happened last week.

  • Usted debería haber estado aquí.

    You should've been here.


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