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tú debiste

should have, ought to have

d e ˈb i s t e → deber
deb owe; must + iste 2nd-person singular preterite
auxiliary · 2nd-person singular informal, past tense Common #5,892
should have, ought to have Used with an infinitive to say that someone should have done something.
SP: Debiste llamar antes.
EN: You should have called earlier.
Conjugation of deber
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First debí debimos
Second debiste —
Third debió debieron

Debiste decírselo a Koichi.

You should have told Koichi.

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

Quiero decir, todo el mundo dice que debiste haberlo hecho.

I mean, everyone says you should have done it.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Te debiste de encontrar al espíritu del bosque.

You must have encountered the forest spirit.

— Mi vecino Totoro (1988)

Debiste haberme contado antes el problema.

You should have told me about the problem earlier.

Debiste matarme cuando te di la oportunidad.

You should have killed me when I gave you the chance.

— Jugada Maestra (2026)

Quizá debiste ponerlo en el tablero.

Maybe you should have put it on the board.

— Duro de matar (1988)

¡Eso debiste oírlo!

You should have heard that!

— El Campo de los Sueños (1989)

Debiste decirlo.

You should have said so.

— Los 400 golpes (1959)

Vaya miedo debiste pasar anoche.

You must have been terrified last night.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

Pero debiste decírmelo a mí.

But you should have told me.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Debiste haber vuelto.

You should have come back.

— Equipo Demolición (2026)

Lo debiste hacer antes.

You should have done it sooner.

Debiste llamarla primero.

You should have called her first.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

¿No crees que debiste hacerlo?

Don't you think you should have done it?

— TÁR (2022)

¡Pues debiste haber me matado cuando me conociste!

Well, you should’ve killed me when you met me!

— Chainsaw Man – La película: Arco de Reze (2025)

Debiste venir en marzo.

You should have come in March.

— Se levanta el viento (2013)

Debiste casarte con Céline.

You should have married Céline.

— La Escafandra Y La Mariposa (2007)

¿Tú la debiste de haber querido"de a feo", verdad?

You must have loved her a whole lot, huh?

— Nosotros los pobres (1948)

Debiste esperar.

You should have waited.

Debiste haber venido ayer.

You should have come yesterday.

Debiste habérmelo dicho.

You should have told me.

Mira, Joan, debiste pensar o esperar que esto pasaría.

Look, Joan, you should have thought or expected that this would happen.

— Eternidad (2025)

Debiste pensarlo antes de casarte con la esposa de otro hombre.

You should have thought about it before marrying another man's wife.

— Eternidad (2025)

Debiste defenderme.

You should have defended me.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Nunca debiste correr de nuevo, Sonny.

You should never have run again, Sonny.

— F1 la película (2025)

¡Chicó, debiste haberte quedado con la perra!

Chico, you should’ve kept the dog!

— El Auto De La Compadecida (2000)

Debiste haber tomado el dinero y dejar al tipo en paz.

You should have taken the money and left the guy alone.

— Drive: El Escape (2011)

Así es, debiste acudir a mí antes.

That's right, you should have come to me sooner.

— El Huésped (2006)

Debiste haberme escuchado.

You should have listened to me.

Quizás debiste ir esta mañana.

Perhaps you should have gone this morning.

— La Bruja (2016)

Debiste oír cómo hablaba sobre ti.

You should have heard how he talked about you.

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

Debiste decirnos.

You should have told us.

— Buena suerte, diviértete, no mueras (2026)

Debiste haber dicho eso antes.

You should have said that earlier.

Tú debiste de haberme contado la verdad.

You should have told me the truth.

Debiste haberlo dicho antes, hasta le había pedido que fuese mi maestro.

You should have said so sooner; I had even asked him to be my teacher.

— Ip Man (2008)

Lo que debiste hacer es aterrizar tu avión.

What you should have done is land your plane.

Debiste llamarme.

You should have called me.

Debiste verlo.

You should have seen it.

Debiste casarte con un chico de tu edad.

You should have married a boy your own age.

— Rebeca (1940)

¡Perdiste encuentros que debiste haber ganado!

You lost matches you should have won!

— Dangal (2016)

Debiste haber venido más pronto.

You should have come sooner.

Debiste hacerlo mientras dormía.

You should have done it while I was asleep.

— Depredador: Tierras salvajes (2025)

¡No debiste haberles alquilado, con un niño!

You shouldn't have rented to them with a child!

— Вор (1997)

Y tú debiste defenderme.

And you should have defended me.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Tú también debiste haberlo comprendido.

You should have understood it too.

— Dangal (2016)

Debiste tener un romance con ella.

You must have had an affair with her.

Debiste despertarme primero.

You should have woken me up first.

— Un día especial (1977)

Debiste haber venido a verme ayer.

You should have come to see me yesterday.

Debiste haberte quedado con la nave.

You should have stayed with the ship.

¿Así que debiste haber pasado noches sin dormir?

So you must have spent sleepless nights?

— La única opción (2025)

Enjou, debiste proteger tu vida diaria.

Enjou, you should have protected your daily life.

— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)

Debiste pensar en eso antes de orinar en mi puerta.

You should have thought about that before you peed on my door.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Sin embargo, debiste haberlo sentido.

However, you should have felt it.

— Parásitos (2019)

Debiste decírmelo.

You should have told me.

Debiste haberlo visto.

You should have seen it.

Debiste mantenerte lejos de Derry.

You should have stayed away from Derry.

— It (Eso) (2017)

Si no puedes criar un hijo, no lo debiste traer al mundo!

If you can't raise a child, you shouldn't have brought them into the world!

— Una Voz Silenciosa (2016)

Debiste cuidarla.

You should have taken care of her.

— Picnic (1955)

Si te gustaba debiste ponerle un anillo.

If you liked it you should have put a ring on it.

Respeto tus sentimientos, pero debiste preguntarme antes de ir con Devdas.

I respect your feelings, but you should have asked me before going with Devdas.

— Devdas (2002)

Debiste haber visto la película.

You should have seen the movie.

Lo debiste haber terminado hace mucho.

You should have finished it a long time ago.

Debiste ir a Goa, ¿Cierto?

You should have gone to Goa, right?

— Queen (2014)

Aunque lo hayas hecho, debiste negarlo.

Even if you did it, you should have denied it.

— Madre (2009)

Debiste traerme píldoras para el resfrío.

You should have brought me cold pills.

— Sed de Sangre (2009)

Debiste equivocarte de puerta, niña.

You must have gone to the wrong door, girl.

— El Perfecto Asesino (1994)

Debiste haber venido antes a casa.

You should have come home earlier.

¡Aunque sea verdad y pudieras lograr eso, debiste buscar algo superior!

Even if it’s true and you could pull that off, you should have aimed higher!

— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)

Debiste habérmelo dicho antes.

You should have told me sooner.

Debiste pensar primero.

You should have thought first.

— Pinocho (2019)