Lesson 43

Would Have, Should Have

Language Transfer Complete Spanish is by Mihalis Eleftheriou. Listen to the original audio first; use these notes for revision.

Habría = I/he/she would have. Haber loses the e just like poder: "habería" → habría. This unlocks "would have" sentences:

Debería = I should (conditional of deber = to owe/must). "Would owe" = "should." Related to English "debt."

Build complex sentences block by block — each piece is simple:

New vocabulary

Spanish	English
Habría ido.	I would have gone.
Habríamos comido.	We would have eaten.
Habrían podido comer.	They would have been able to eat.
Habrían venido a comer.	They would have come to eat. (venir = movement → a)
Me habría gustado.	I would have liked it. (it would have pleased me)
Debería.	I should.
Deberías venir a mi casa.	You should come to my house.
Deberías venir a mi casa a comer.	You should come to my house to eat.
Deberíamos.	We should.
Deberíamos hablar.	We should speak.
Deberíamos hablarlo.	We should talk about it.
Deberíamos hablarle.	We should speak to him/her.
Deberíamos hablarles.	We should speak to them.
Deberíamos hablar con él.	We should speak with him.
Con ella.	With her.
Daría.	I'd give.
Darían.	They'd give.
Me darían.	They'd give me.
Me lo darían.	They'd give me it.