Shoulda!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Let’s take for example these sentences in English:<\/p>\n I should have woken up earlier. In Portuguese we use the verb dever<\/strong> in the conditional form (deveria, deveria, deveria, dever\u00edamos, deveriam, deveriam<\/em>) + ter<\/strong> + the past participle of the main verb<\/strong>. Check out the sentences above in Portuguese:<\/p>\n I should have woken up<\/strong> earlier. You shouldn’t have said<\/strong> that to her. Should<\/strong> we have arrived<\/strong> already? Coulda!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n It works the same way. We use the following phrase: verb poder<\/strong> in the conditional tense (poderia, poderia, poderia, poder\u00edamos, poderiam, poderiam)<\/em> + ter<\/strong> + the past participle of the main verb<\/strong>. Some examples:<\/p>\n O Pedro n\u00e3o deveria ter ido fazer trilha sozinho nas montanhas. Ele poderia ter se perdido<\/strong>!<\/em> Voc\u00ea n\u00e3o deveria ter atravessado o rio nadando. Voc\u00ea poderia ter se afogado<\/strong>!<\/em> Voc\u00eas n\u00e3o deveriam ter brincado na chuva. Voc\u00eas poderiam ter pegado <\/strong>um resfriado! Woulda!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Use the phrase: verb ter<\/strong> in the conditional (teria, teria, teria, ter\u00edamos, teriam, teriam)<\/em> + the past participle of the main verb<\/strong>. Check out some examples:<\/p>\n O que voc\u00ea teria feito? Voc\u00ea teria feito<\/strong> isso diferente?<\/em> Se o tempo estivesse melhor, eu teria ido<\/strong> tamb\u00e9m.<\/em> Se voc\u00ea tivesse me dito que n\u00e3o viria, eu teria pegado<\/strong> um taxi.<\/em> Musta!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n To say that something must have happenend, as in a strong possibility, we use the phrase the verb dever<\/strong> in the present (deve, deve, deve, devemos, devem, devem)<\/em> + ter<\/strong> + the past participle of the main verb<\/strong>. Some examples for you:<\/p>\n O Ricardo chegou tarde na aula hoje. Ele deve ter perdido<\/strong> hora<\/strong>.<\/em> O Walter estava de mau humor hoje. Ele deve ter brigado<\/strong> com sua esposa de novo.<\/em> Voc\u00ea conversou durante o sono ontem. Voc\u00ea deve ter tido<\/strong> um pesadelo!<\/em> CALL TO ACTION!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n You only learn how to speak a language by speaking it, so why don’t you make a list of things you should have done today (but didn’t) or things you shouldn’t have done (but did!) and leave your answers in the comments area? Let’s practice Portuguese!<\/p>\n This is it for today! See you next time!<\/p>\n
\nYou shouldn’t have said that to her.
\nShould we have arrived already?<\/p>\n
\nEu deveria ter acordado<\/strong> mais cedo.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nVoc\u00ea n\u00e3o deveria ter dito<\/strong> aquilo para ela.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nN\u00f3s j\u00e1 dever\u00edamos ter chegado<\/strong>?<\/em><\/p>\n
\nPedro shouldn’t have gone hiking in the mountains by himself. He could have gotten lost<\/strong>!<\/p>\n
\nYou shouldn’t have swum across the river. You could have drowned<\/strong>!<\/p>\n
\nYou shouldn’t have played in the rain. You could have caught<\/strong> a cold!<\/p>\n
\nWhat would you have done? Would<\/strong> you have done<\/strong> that differently?<\/p>\n
\nIf the weather had been better, I would have gone<\/strong> too.<\/p>\n
\nIf you had told me you weren’t coming, I would have taken<\/strong> a cab.<\/p>\n
\nRicardo came to class late today. He must have overslept<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\nWalter was in a bad mood today. He must have argued<\/strong> with his wife again.<\/p>\n
\nYou talked in your sleep yesterday. You must have had<\/strong> a nightmare!<\/p>\n
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