podia ter

could have

→ poder
phrase Uncommon #18,140
could have Used to talk about a possible past action or outcome that did not happen.
PO: Eu podia ter ligado para você ontem.
EN: I could have called you yesterday.

Seu pai não podia ter escolhido alguém cujo pai fosse nerd de computador?

Couldn't your father have chosen someone whose dad was a computer nerd?

— One Mile: Chapter One (2026)

Eu podia ter impedido.

I could have prevented it.

— Pecadores (2025)

Podia ter falado.

You could have said something.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Ele podia ter se passado por civil e fugido.

He could have disguised himself as a civilian and escaped.

— Flores do Oriente (2011)

Eu podia ter evitado isto.

I could have avoided this.

Podia ter me dito.

You could have told me.

— O Homem da Terra (2007)

Você podia ter escolhido um lugar melhor.

You could have chosen a better place.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: As Duas Torres (2002)

Não podia ter comprado um da lista que eu fiz?

Couldn't you have bought one from the list I made?

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Podia ter me matado lá em cima, mas não fez isso.

He could have killed me up there, but he didn't.

— Bugonia (2025)

Sabe, podia ter me contado que era famoso.

You know, you could have told me you were famous.

— Família de Aluguel (2025)

Podia ter perguntado ao tira.

I could have asked the cop.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Podia ter devolvido.

You could have returned it.

— Felizes Juntos (1997)

Não podia ter olhado na câmera e liberado a porta?

Couldn't you have looked at the camera and unlocked the door?

— Truque de Mestre: O 3° Ato (2025)

Qual é, ele podia ter apagado as mensagens.

Come on, he could've deleted the messages.

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

Podia ter usado a vara nova.

You could have used the new rod.

— O Retorno (2003)

Não podia ter avisado?

Couldn't you have warned me?

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Esse troço podia ter explodido na minha mão do nada.

That thing could have exploded in my hand out of nowhere.

— Trem-Bala (2022)