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Old April 08, 2009, 09:24 AM
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Are the following correct?

He must have had the interview yesterday.
Él debió haber tenido la entrevista ayer.
Él debía haber tenido la entrevista ayer.

He should have had the interview ayer.
Él debería haber tenido la entrevista ayer.

He must have had the interview already.
Él debía haber tenido ya la entrevista
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He must have had the interview yesterday.
(Él) debió haber tenido la entrevista ayer.
(Él) debía haber tenido la entrevista ayer.

He should have had the interview yesterday.
He would have had the interview yesterday.
(Él) hubiera tendido la entrevista ayer.
(This can be "should have" or "would have", it depends on the context of the sentence.)

He was supposed to have the interview yesterday.
(Él) debería haber tenido la entrevista ayer.

He must have had the interview already.
(Él) debió haber tenido ya la entrevista.
(Él) debía haber tenido ya la entrevista.

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Old April 08, 2009, 01:38 PM
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He must have had the interview yesterday.
(Él) debió haber tenido la entrevista ayer.
(Él) debía haber tenido la entrevista ayer.

from grammar book:

Ellos ya habían venido. They had already come.

Is the preterit perfect for haber just not used?
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Old April 08, 2009, 08:51 PM
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Are the following correct?

He must have had the interview yesterday.
Él debe haber tenido la entrevista ayer.
Él tiene que haber tenido la entrevista ayer.

Él debió haber tenido la entrevista ayer.
Él debía haber tenido la entrevista ayer.

He should have had the interview ayer.
Él debería haber tenido la entrevista ayer.

He must have had the interview already.
Él debe haber tenido ya la entrevista
What is the past tense of must, in English?
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What is the past tense of must, in English?
Check out the table on this page. In cmon's example, certainty was being expressed, so the past tense is must have + past participle.
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Check out the table on this page. In cmon's example, certainty was being expressed, so the past tense is must have + past participle.
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Old April 09, 2009, 09:54 AM
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Does debía haber tenido have any meaning?
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Old April 09, 2009, 10:10 AM
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Does debía haber tenido have any meaning?
Por supuesto. Debía is past tense of deber.

Should've had some meaning.

Must've had some meaning. (however, this one I always took it as "Debe haber tenido...")
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