haber tomado

to have taken

→ haber

phrase Common #3,187

to have taken Haber + tomado forms the perfect infinitive, often used after another verb. The examples also include conjugated forms of tomar, meaning “to take.”

SP: Debió haber tomado el tren.

EN: He must have taken the train.

Y sin haber tomado heroína.

And without having taken heroin.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Debe haber tomado demasiadas por error.

He must have taken too many by mistake.

— Titane (2021)

Nunca debí haber tomado dinero prestado de él.

I should never have borrowed money from him.

Por supuesto que podría haber tomado su auto.

Of course I could have taken his car.

No debiste haber tomado prestado el auto de Tom.

You shouldn't have borrowed Tom's car.

Tom ya debería haber tomado una decisión.

Tom should have made a decision by now.

Debería haber tomado la pastilla azul.

I should have taken the blue pill.

El hombre negó haber tomado el dinero.

The man denied taking the money.

Debió haber tomado el colectivo equivocado.

He must have taken the wrong bus.

Ella negó haber tomado parte en el plan.

She denied having taken part in the plan.

Él debe haber tomado el tren equivocado.

He must have taken the wrong train.

Quiero matarme por haber tomado ese paseo con él.

I want to kill myself for having taken that walk with him.

— El Maquinista (2004)

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)

Haber tomado esa decisión fue lo mejor que pude hacer en aquel momento tan complicado.

Making that decision was the best thing I could have done at that difficult time.