Thread: "tendría que"
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Old December 29, 2023, 09:23 PM
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"tendría que"

I have the passage below, and the phrase "tendría que" is translated as "should have", which makes perfect sense in the context. But why is "tendría" used? This seems to mean "would have" and when I try to research it, I find nothing suggesting it can be used to mean "should have".


"—Estaba preocupado por ti, ¿ha sucedido algo? —me preguntó nada más abrir la puerta.

—Mi madre está peor. Apenas salgo del hospital, tendría que haberte avisado. Lo siento —le dije.

—No tienes que disculparte de nada. Ella es lo más importante ahora."
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