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haber estado

to have been

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phrase Extremely common #425
to have been Perfect infinitive of estar. It refers to being in a state or place before another moment or action, often after verbs and expressions like deber, tener que, sentir, or decir.
SP: Debes de haber estado muy cansado después del viaje.
EN: You must have been very tired after the trip.

Ella murió tras haber estado enferma por un largo tiempo.

She died after having been ill for a long time.

Tendríamos que haber estado desde el principio.

We should have been there from the beginning.

— Incendies (2010)

Siento no haber estado bien hoy.

I'm sorry I wasn't well today.

— La ciudad de las estrellas (La La Land) (2016)

Deberían haber estado en la escuela, ¿no?

They should have been in school, shouldn't they?

— El profesional (Léon) (1994)

Creo que debes haber estado muy hambrienta.

I think you must have been very hungry.

— Suzume (2022)

Ella no puede haber estado enferma.

She couldn't have been sick.

Tiene que haber estado en algún lado.

It must have been somewhere.

— Pillion (2025)

Me alegro mucho de no haber estado allí.

I’m really glad I wasn’t there.

El no haber estado allí es gracioso.

The fact that I wasn't there is funny.

— Happy Together (1997)

Tom negó haber estado con Mary alguna vez.

Tom denied ever having been with Mary.

De haber estado libre, se habría ido de pesca.

Had he been free, he would have gone fishing.

Ellos deben haber estado cansados.

They must have been tired.

Deberías haber estado aquí.

You should have been here.

Deberíais haber estado aquí.

You should have been here.

Parecía haber estado enfermo.

He appeared to have been ill.

Alégrate de no haber estado allí.

Be glad you weren't there.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Él parece haber estado enfermo por mucho tiempo.

He appears to have been ill for a long time.

Usted debería haber estado aquí.

You should have been here.

Desearía haber estado con ella entonces.

I wish I had been with her then.

Ella parecía haber estado enferma.

She appeared to have been ill.

Tom negó haber estado alguna vez en Boston.

Tom denied ever having been to Boston.

Tu madre debió haber estado sola.

Your mother must have been alone.

— Despedidas (2008)

Debería haber estado aquí.

I should have been here.

Debes haber estado muy ocupado.

You must have been very busy.

— El imperio de las sombras (2016)

Ellos deberían haber estado con nosotros.

They should have been with us.

— La gran juerga (1966)

Tienen que haber estado cansados.

They must have been tired.

Él dice haber estado en Hawaii antes.

He says he's been to Hawaii before.

Tom pudo haber estado en Boston con Mary la semana pasada.

Tom may have been in Boston with Mary last week.

Tengo la impresión de haber estado aquí antes.

I have the impression that I've been here before.

Ustedes deberían haber estado aquí.

You should have been here.

Debería haber estado yo incluido.

I should have been included.

— Old Boy (2003)

Entonces, debe de haber estado en casa.

So, he must have been at home.

Él volvió a casa tras haber estado fuera durante diez meses.

He returned home after being away for ten months.

Pero podrías haber estado mejor.

But you could have done better.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Tom debería haber estado enojado.

Tom should have been angry.

Debes haber estado muy enamorado cuando lo escribiste.

You must have been very much in love when you wrote it.

— La gran belleza (2013)

Él no pudo haber estado allí ayer.

He couldn't have been there yesterday.

Estoy abrumado por haber estado fuera tanto tiempo.

I'm overwhelmed by having been away for so long.

— La cinta blanca (2009)

Ya quisiera haber estado allá.

I wish I had been there.