ter me ligado

to have called me

→ ter

phrase Rare #29,677

to have called me Used for a completed action involving the speaker, usually meaning “to have called me” by phone. In sentences such as “devia ter me ligado,” it means “should have called me.”

PO: Você poderia ter me ligado antes.

EN: You could have called me earlier.

Sabe, foi uma surpresa ter me ligado.

You know, it was a surprise that you called me.

— O Peso de um Passado (1988)

Você devia ter me ligado.

You should have called me.

Deveria ter me ligado.

You should have called me.

— Fale com Ela (2002)

Você deveria ter me ligado.

You should have called me.

Devia ter me ligado, então.

You should have called me then.

— Em Chamas (2018)

O James não podia ter me ligado?

Couldn't James have called me?

— Dupla Perigosa (2026)

Se não ia pra casa, devia ter me ligado, Manu.

If you weren't going home, you should have called me, Manu.

— Assassinato às Cegas (2018)