debería haber

I should have

debería haber

phrase

1. (first person singular)

a. I should have

Debería haber invertido en esta compañía cuando tuve la oportunidad de hacerlo.

I should have invested in this company when I had the chance.

2. (third person singular)

a. he should have

(masculine)

Carlos es terco. Debería haber hecho lo que le aconsejé que hiciera.

Carlos is stubborn. He should have done what I advised him to do.

b. she should have

(feminine)

Entiendo que Andrea estaba brava, pero debería haber sido menos grosera.

I know that Andrea was angry, but she should have been less rude.

c. it should have

A finales del siglo XVIII, New York era la ciudad más poblada de Estados Unidos, y muchos piensan que debería haber sido nombrada la capital permanente del país.

At the end of the 18th century, New York was the most populous city in the USA, and many believe it should have been named the country's permanent capital.

d. should have

Sam debería haber renunciado en el momento que su jefe le habló de esa manera.

Sam should have quit the moment his boss talked to him that way.

3.

(formal)

(second person singular)

a. you should have

Debería haber visto la mirada en el rostro de Anette cuando le dije que iba a renunicar a mi trabajo para abrir una tienda de antigüedades.

You should have seen the look on Anette's face when I told her that I was quitting my job to open an antique shop.

4. (no subject)

a. there should be

Debería haber una ley que castigara a la gente que bota basura en la calle. - La hay.

There should be a law that punish people for littering the streets. - There is.