Learn Spanish: How to say SHOULD HAVE, WOULD HAVE, COULD HAVE | Intermediate and Advanced Spanish

Are you the type to get hung up on potential outcomes? Then these phrases in Spanish -- using verbs deber, haber, and poder -- are a must! Even if you've learned the textbook versions in school, we'll also go over some more local ways to say should have, could have, and would have. Sound out and practice in the comments!

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[imperfectlyrational]

As a native Spanish speaker, I must say your videos are excellent and capture so many subtleties that are rarely taught. Of course, I don’t need to learn (any more) Spanish, but I enjoy watching you. I’m currently learning other languages—Italian and French mostly—and I really wish there were other YouTubers as clear, nuanced, and straightforward as you.

[victorescalona]

I grew up with Spanish and knew how to say all this but never quite understood the grammar, so thank you for clarifying!

[craig]

I have studied Spanish for years and have always struggled with grammar, but this is the best lesson of the multitude of videos I have seen over the years, great job!

[greene]

Nunca podría haber imaginado que un native de inglés tendría una acento de español tan maravilloso!

[amielvan]

Tu podcast no podría haber sido mejor. Muchisimas gracias.

[JorgeGarcia-lwvc]

Native speaker here. Verdict: listen to her, all legit advice. On pudiera, in this case, don't substitute for pudiese (which is the other past subjunctive type--pudiera/pudiese are generally interchangeable just not in this case). Also, pudo and podria haberte ayudado, can in some cases mean the same thing, but there can be some important differences. El pudo haberte ayudado (means he definitely had been able to help you), whereas podria haberte ayudado (he with an element of likelihood would have been able to help you). Situationally, these may not matter, but the former is assertive, while the second one remains somewhat hypothetical/conditional. Awesome video! I am using as a cheat to get my wife up to speed. Thank you!

[toddie]

Debería haber encontrado este canal antes de hoy. Gracias 😊

[wildortilus]

OMG you're amazing! You make it so simple!

[deineintube]

no pudo haber sido mejor! You have terrific style and I also loved the construction of the lesson!

[kaspar.mp]

Please make more videos like this! You explain things so clearly.

[haruk]

Excelente contenido y mucha suerte a todos los que aprenden este hermoso idioma 😽

[anitaramani]

GREAT video, I’m so glad that this popped up on my feed. Thank you

[ChannelMath]

I guess the difference between deberias and debiste is that debiste is an expression of what you should have done at the time, and deberias is what you should have done from the point of view of now. Usually these are the same, but you can see how they might not be

[CrittersSpanishChannel-fidg]

So helpful. So clear. And BONUS everyday non text book style. Muchísimas gracias 🙌

[starsong]

I intend to use Spanish professionally, but I really appreciate your commitment to teaching everyday / conversational Spanish in addition to what you’ll see in a textbook! That’s so valuable and helpful!

[sabrinasummers]

Great video, your teaching style is awesome. Mucha gracias por el video!

[kimgordon]

This was so helpful! I’m at this level now where I’m trying to incorporate these into conversations and I always get confused! Very clear explanations and examples. Thank you!

[DC-noqt]

Great lesson. Very clear. Glad I found your channel!

[cwtckness]

Thank you, I have lived in Mexico for 13 years and still study Spanish, lol never will graduate, I’m old tho 74

[kevinthomas]

Very helpful. Really clarified things for me. Thanks