debía
should
Verb debía
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First-person singular (yo) imperfect indicative form of deber.
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Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) imperfect indicative form of deber.
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Jessie dio órdenes de que Alex debía ser tratado bien.
Jessie gave orders that Alex was to be treated well.
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Él seguía repitiéndose que no debía decir tantas mentiras.
He kept saying to himself that he must not tell so many lies.
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Lo persuadí de que debía intentarlo de nuevo.
I persuaded him that he should try again.
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Tom no debía haber hecho esperar tanto a Mary.
Tom shouldn't have kept Mary waiting so long.
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Mi padre debía de ser guapo cuando era joven.
My father must have been handsome in his youth.
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Él me ilustró sobre cómo debía abordar el asunto.
He enlightened me on how I should attack the subject.
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De repente me di cuenta de que debía aprender polaco.
All of a sudden, I realized I must learn Polish.
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Ella sabía lo que se debía hacer.
She knew what needed to be done.
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Tom tuvo que pagar una multa por cruzar por donde no debía.
Tom had to pay a fine for jaywalking.
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Tom debía haber ayudado a Mary a mover el sillón.
Tom should have helped Mary move the sofa.
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