yo debí

should have, ought to have

d e ˈb i → deber
deb owe; must + í 1st-person singular past
auxiliary · 1st-person singular, past tense Common #5,022
should have, ought to have Expresses that the speaker should have done something in the past, often with regret.
SP: Debí llamar antes.
EN: I should have called earlier.
Conjugation of deber
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First debí debimos
Second debiste —
Third debió debieron

Debí saberlo.

I should have known.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Debí haber ido con ellos.

I should have gone with them.

— Bacurau (2019)

Debí haberle contestado antes a Chris Markofferson.

I should have replied to Chris Markofferson sooner.

Eso es lo que debí haber dicho.

That's what I should have said.

Dicho eso, hay algo que debí decir antes.

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

— Bugonia (2025)

Debí de parecer poco convencida —.

I must have seemed unconvinced—.

Creo que debí arreglarme mejor..

I think I should have dressed up more..

— 밀양 (2007)

Lo que debí haber hecho hace tiempo.

What I should have done a long time ago.

Debí hacer algo.

I should have done something.

— Equipo Demolición (2026)

Debí flotar en la espiral del tiempo.

I must have drifted through the spiral of time.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Debí perder la llave cuando el tipo se me estrelló.

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

— Tren bala (2022)

Debí haber hecho esto hace meses.

I should have done this months ago.

Debí haberlo sabido.

I should have known.

Debí adivinarlo.

I should have guessed.

— El Canto del Lobo (2019)

Debí habérselo mandado, pero me quedé con él.

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

— Il postino (1994)

Debí esperarlo.

I should have waited for it.

— Paris, je t'aime (2006)

Debí intentarlo más.

I should have tried harder.

— Control (2007)

Debí haber sido más cuidadoso.

I should have been more careful.

— El mundo secreto de Arrietty (2010)

Realmente debí haber sabido eso.

I really should have known that.

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

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

— Realmente amor (2003)

Debí hacerte caso.

I should have listened to you.

— Les invasions barbares (2003)

Debí haber dejado de fumar hace años.

I should have quit smoking years ago.

Debí tener la valentía de hacerlo hace seis años.

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

Lo siento, debí dejar mi teléfono en la mochila.

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

— Hoy Quiero Volver Solito (2014)

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 decirle que trajera a alguien.

I should have told him to bring someone.

Jamás debí hacerlo contigo.

I never should have done that to you.

— Voraz (2017)

Lo que debí hacer hace mucho tiempo.

What I should have done a long time ago.

Debí hacer esto hace mucho tiempo.

I should have done this a long time ago.

Debí preguntarte.

I should have asked you.

— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)

Debí haber hecho mejor.

I should have done better.

Ese día, debí haber muerto contigo.

That day, I should have died with you.

— Terror en Silent Hill: Regreso al infierno (2026)

Debí haber venido primero.

I should have come first.

Nunca debí haber te contratado.

I never should have hired you.

— No (2012)

Debí haberlo sentido.

I should have sensed it.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Debí darme cuenta de que éramos familia.

I should have realized that we were family.

— Jugada Maestra (2026)

Jamás debí besar a la novia de Tom.

I never should have kissed Tom's girlfriend.

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 habértelo dicho antes.

I should have told you before.

Debí estar con ella cuando murió.

I should have been with her when she died.

— Nausicaä del Valle del Viento (1984)

Debí ir con él.

I should have gone with him.

— Русский ковчег (2002)

Debí haber hecho algo.

I should have done something.

— Equipo Demolición (2026)

Debí haber sido un maldito policía.

I should have been a damn cop.

— Madre (2009)

Nunca debí haber tomado dinero prestado de él.

I should never have borrowed money from him.

Debí decírtelo.

I should have told you.

— Cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Debí imaginar que era cosa de ustedes.

I should have guessed it was your doing.

Debí haber dejado mi pico cerrado.

I should have kept my mouth shut.

— El niño y la garza (2023)

Debí tomar una fotografía.

I should have taken a photograph.

— El Hombre De Ninguna Parte (2010)

Debí haber llegado más temprano.

I should have arrived earlier.

Nunca debí aceptarlo.

I should never have accepted it.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

Debí haberlo adivinado.

I should have guessed it.

— Systemsprenger (2019)

Nunca debí salir del búnker.

I should never have left the bunker.

— La Caída (2004)

Debí decirlo antes de que tuvieran esta discusión.

I should have said it before they had this argument.

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

Jamás debí tomarlo.

I should never have taken it.

— El sonido de la muerte (2026)

Debí hacerlo.

I should have done it.

Debí prestarle más atención.

I should have paid more attention to him.

— Hamnet (2025)

Debí haberla protegido.

I should have protected her.

— Equipo Demolición (2026)

Debí haberlo visto.

I should have seen it.

— 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 de cargarlo.

I should have charged it.

— Un Lugar En Silencio (2018)

Jamás debí dejarlas.

I should never have left them.

— Primate (2026)

Debí habértelo dicho.

I should have told you.

— El Maquinista (2004)

Debí estar fuera de casa cuando llamaste.

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

— Control (2007)

Debí llamarte.

I should have called you.

— Equipo Demolición (2026)

Debí haber hecho esto hace años.

I should have done this years ago.

¿No debí venir a Nueva York?

Should I not have come to New York?

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Nunca debí haberle hablado de ti.

I never should have told him about you.

Debí haberlo imaginado.

I should have known.

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

Debí acordarme.

I should have remembered.

Debí haber te matado antes.

I should have killed you sooner.

— 암살 (2015)

Debí desconfiar.

I should have been suspicious.

— Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre (2002)

¡No debí haber dicho eso!

I shouldn't have said that!

— Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (2001)

Tal vez debí haberle dicho.

Maybe I should have told him.

Debí imaginarlo.

I should have imagined it.

Debí haber dicho más.

I should have said more.

— Madre (2009)

Debí traer mis patines y mostrarles cómo se hace.

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

Nunca debí dejarte entrar en Palacio.

I never should have let you enter the palace.

— La maldición de la flor dorada (2006)

Debí decirte.

I should have told you.

Yo sé que debí irme temprano.

I know I should have left early.

Debí hacerlos yo.

I should have done them myself.

— El engaño (2026)

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