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yo debí

I had to

d e ˈb i → deber

deb owe; must + í 1st-person singular past

auxiliary · first singular · past indicative Common #4,773

I had to Preterite (simple past) form; often implies a completed obligation.

SP: Debí llamar a mi madre ayer.

EN: I had to call my mother yesterday.

Conjugation of deber

Indicative past

	Singular	Plural
First	debí	debimos
Second	debiste	—
Third	debió	debieron

debido

Debí decírselo todos los días porque era perfecta todos los días.

I should have told her every day because she was perfect every day.

— Love Actually (2003)

Debí habértelo dicho.

I should have told you.

— El maquinista (2004)

Yo sé que debí irme temprano.

I know I should have left early.

Debí estar con ella cuando murió.

I should have been with her when she died.

— Nausicaä del valle del viento (1984)

Debí hacerte caso.

I should have listened to you.

— Las invasiones bárbaras (2003)

Debí llamarte.

I should have called you.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Debí haber hecho esto hace años.

I should have done this years ago.

Debí tener la valentía de hacerlo hace seis años.

I should have had the courage to do it six years ago.

Debí haber tomado el dinero.

I should have taken the money.

Nunca debí haber tomado dinero prestado de él.

I should never have borrowed money from him.

Debí haberle hablado a Tom primero.

I should have talked to Tom first.

Nunca debí meterte en esto, Sonny.

I should never have dragged you into this, Sonny.

— F1 la película (2025)

Debí haberlo imaginado.

I should have known.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

Debí decirle que trajera a alguien.

I should have told him to bring someone.

Debí haber te matado antes.

I should have killed you sooner.

— Asesinos (2015)

Debí dejarle una nota.

I should have left him a note.

Debí hacer esto hace mucho tiempo.

I should have done this a long time ago.

Debí imaginarlo.

I should have imagined it.

Lo siento, debí dejar mi teléfono en la mochila.

I'm sorry, I should have left my phone in my backpack.

— A primera vista (2014)

Jamás debí tomarlo.

I should never have taken it.

— Whistle: El silbido del mal (2026)

Debí preguntarte.

I should have asked you.

— Sin conexión (2025)

Debí haber hecho mejor.

I should have done better.

Debí traer mis patines y mostrarles cómo se hace.

I should have brought my skates and shown them how it's done.

Lo que debí hacer hace mucho tiempo.

What I should have done a long time ago.

Nunca debí aceptarlo.

I should never have accepted it.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

Debí haberlo sentido.

I should have sensed it.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Debí adivinarlo.

I should have guessed.

— El canto del lobo (2019)

Debí decirte.

I should have told you.

Debí habértelo dicho antes.

I should have told you before.

Debí esperarlo.

I should have waited for it.

— París, je t'aime (2006)

Debí hacerlos yo.

I should have done them myself.

— El engaño (2026)

Jamás debí dejarlas.

I should never have left them.

— Primate (2026)

Debí ir con él.

I should have gone with him.

— El arca rusa (2002)

Debí haber hecho algo.

I should have done something.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Debí saberlo.

I should have known.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

No, ya debí de haber acabado, tengo a éste y a éste.

No, I should have finished already, I have this one and this one.

— Ladrón de bicicletas (1948)

Debí haber sido un maldito policía.

I should have been a damn cop.

— Madre (Madeo) (2009)

Debí haberla protegido.

I should have protected her.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Tal vez debí haberle dicho.

Maybe I should have told him.

Debí de cargarlo.

I should have charged it.

— Un lugar tranquilo (2018)

Dicho eso, hay algo que debí decir antes.

That said, there's something I should have said earlier.

— Bugonia (2025)

Debí decírtelo.

I should have told you.

— Una cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Debí hacer algo.

I should have done something.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Debí estar fuera de casa cuando llamaste.

I must have been out of the house when you called.

— Control (2007)

Debí imaginar que era cosa de ustedes.

I should have guessed it was your doing.

Jamás debí hacerlo contigo.

I never should have done that to you.

— Crudo (2017)

Debí perder la llave cuando el tipo se me estrelló.

I must have lost the key when the guy crashed into me.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Debí haber hecho esto hace meses.

I should have done this months ago.

Debí tomar una fotografía.

I should have taken a photograph.

— El hombre sin pasado (2010)

Creo que debí arreglarme mejor..

I think I should have dressed up more..

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Lo que debí haber hecho hace tiempo.

What I should have done a long time ago.

Debí haber llegado más temprano.

I should have arrived earlier.

Nunca debí haberle hablado de ti.

I never should have told him about you.

Debí haberlo adivinado.

I should have guessed it.

— System crasher (2019)

Nunca debí salir del bunker.

I should never have left the bunker.

— El hundimiento (2004)

Debí haberlo sabido.

I should have known.

Debí haberos visitado antes.

I should have visited you sooner.

— Nausicaä del valle del viento (1984)

Debí decirlo antes de que tuvieran esta discusión.

I should have said it before they had this argument.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Yo debí aprovechar esa oportunidad para vengar la muerte de mi hermano.

I should have taken advantage of that opportunity to avenge my brother's death.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

Debí habérselo mandado, pero me quedé con él.

I should have sent it to him, but I kept it.

— El cartero (y Pablo Neruda) (1994)

Debí desconfiar.

I should have been suspicious.

— Astérix y Obélix: Misión Cleopatra (2002)

Debí hacerlo.

I should have done it.

Jamás debí besar a la novia de Tom.

I never should have kissed Tom's girlfriend.

Debí intentarlo más.

I should have tried harder.

— Control (2007)

Debí prestarle más atención.

I should have paid more attention to him.

— Hamnet (2025)

Debí haber sido más cuidadoso.

I should have been more careful.

— Arrietty y el mundo de los diminutos (2010)

Nunca debí dejarte entrar en Palacio.

I never should have let you enter the palace.

— La maldición de la flor dorada (2006)

Ese día, debí haber muerto contigo.

That day, I should have died with you.

— Return to Silent Hill (2026)

Debí haber venido primero.

I should have come first.

Sé que debí llamar primero.

I know I should have called first.

Debí haberlo visto.

I should have seen it.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Debí darme cuenta de que éramos familia.

I should have realized that we were family.

— Jugada maestra (2026)

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