haberse

to have (oneself)

a ˈb e ɾ s e → haber
haber to have (auxiliary), there is/there are + se Reflexive
auxiliary Common #6,415
to have (oneself) Reflexive form of the auxiliary “haber”, used with infinitives to form a perfect infinitive (e.g., “haberse + participle”).
SP: Lamento haberse perdido la reunión.
EN: I’m sorry to have missed the meeting.
Conjugation of haber
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First he hemos
Second has habéis
Third ha han
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First — habíamos
Second — habíais
Subjunctive pluperfect
SingularPlural
First — hubiésemos
Second hubieras —
Third — hubieran
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
First — hubiéramos
Third — hubiesen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — hayamos
Second hayas hayáis
Third — hayan
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Second habías —
Third — habían
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First habré habremos
Second habrás —
Third habrá habrán
Conditional
SingularPlural
First — habríamos
Second habrías —
Third — habrían
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second haz —

Creo que Tom podría haberse perdido.

I think Tom might have gotten lost.

Alguien debe de haberse dejado la puerta abierta.

Someone must have left the door open.

Esto debería haberse hecho hace mucho tiempo.

This should have been done a long time ago.

No puede haberse escapado.

It can't have escaped.

— M, el vampiro de Düsseldorf (1931)

Ella debe haberse escapado.

She must have run away.

— Broker (2022)

Les estoy escribiendo a ocho días de haberse caído el avión.

I am writing to you eight days after the plane crashed.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Mucha gente viven juntos sin haberse casado aún.

Many people live together without being married yet.

— El síndrome asténico (1989)

Debió haberse sentido muy solitaria.

She must have felt very lonely.

— Madre (Madeo) (2009)

Deben haberse equivocado.

They must have made a mistake.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Tom debió haberse casado con Mary.

Tom should have married Mary.

Tom debe de haberse gastado una fortuna.

Tom must have spent a fortune.

Alguien tiene que haberse llevado mi paraguas por error.

Someone must have taken my umbrella by mistake.

Tienen que haberse equivocado.

They must have made a mistake.

Así que el diamante debe haberse hundido junto con el barco.

So the diamond must have sunk along with the ship.

— Titanic (1997)

Tom nunca debió haberse comido esas ostras.

Tom should never have eaten those oysters.

Creo que ese accidente podría haberse evitado.

I think that accident could have been avoided.

Deberían haberse alzado.

They should have risen up.

Ella ha de haberse olvidado por completo de la promesa.

She must have completely forgotten about the promise.

Sabe que no puede confiar en el correo, o ellos deben haberse mudado.

She knows she can't trust the mail, or they must have moved away.

— Estación central de Brasil (1998)

Tom debería haberse casado con Mary.

Tom should have married Mary.

Tal vez Tom debería haberse quedado con los niños.

Maybe Tom should have stayed with the children.

Ella negó haberse encontrado con él aunque les vimos hablando.

She denied having met him even though we saw them talking.

Podría haberse vendido.

It could have been sold.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

El robo tiene que haberse hecho por alguien de dentro.

The robbery must have been carried out by someone on the inside.

Ese hombre no puede haberse suicidado.

That man couldn't have committed suicide.

Usted ha dicho que debería de haberse quedado.

You said that you should have stayed.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

Debe haberse lastimado.

He must have hurt himself.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Él parecía no haberse dado cuenta de mi presencia.

He seemed not to have noticed my presence.

Le dijeron que debía estar contento de haberse librado de ellos.

They told him he should be glad to have gotten rid of them.

— Caché (Escondido) (2005)

Todas las chicas parecen haberse enamorado de Tom.

All the girls seem to have fallen in love with Tom.

Ella podría haberse encontrado ayer con él.

She could have met him yesterday.

Shrek es Hulk tras haberse casado.

Shrek is Hulk after getting married.

Él murió tras un mes de haberse enfermado.

He died after being ill for a month.

Las plantas tienen que haberse muerto porque nadie las regó.

The plants must have died because nobody watered them.

Él debe haberse drogado para correr tan rápido.

He must have been on drugs to run so fast.

Tom debe de haberse sentido muy decepcionado.

Tom must have felt very disappointed.

Teller tiene que haberse equivocado.

Teller must have made a mistake.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Creo que Tom debería haberse quedado en Boston.

I think Tom should have stayed in Boston.

Ha tenido suerte, podría haberse matado.

He was lucky, he could have been killed.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Los escombros no están, ¡pero la gente parece haberse vuelto loca!

The debris is gone, but people seem to have gone crazy!

— Ha vuelto (2015)

Deberían haberse quedado más tiempo.

They should have stayed longer.

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

May debe haberse acostado ya.

May must have gone to bed by now.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Tiene que haberse roto durante el envío.

It must have broken during shipping.

Tom le pidió perdón a su novia por haberse olvidado de su cumpleaños.

Tom apologized to his girlfriend for forgetting her birthday.

Podría haberse evitado.

It could have been avoided.

El robo tiene que haberse hecho por alguien de dentro de la empresa.

The theft must have been carried out by someone inside the company.

Al haberse marchado él, Mary se quedó sola en esta oración.

Having left, Mary was left alone in this prayer.

Él está orgulloso de haberse educado en los Estados Unidos.

He is proud of having been educated in the United States.

Ya deberían haberse acostumbrado a esta casa.

They should have gotten used to this house by now.

Ella tiene un buen dominio de inglés, a pesar de haberse criado en Japón.

She has a good command of English, despite having grown up in Japan.

Debe haberse confundido entonces.

He must have been mistaken, then.

— Una mujer fantástica (2017)

Tom parece haberse sorprendido.

Tom seems to have been surprised.

Debieron haberse enterado, papá.

They should have found out, Dad.

— Song Sung Blue - Canción para dos (2025)

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