How to Say ‘You should have’ in French
Vous auriez dû
Phrase Breakdown
Vous auriez
Dû
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Vous
[voo]
You
The person or people being addressed.
Vous avez un rendez-vous.
You have an appointment.
auriez
[o-ree-ay]
would have
Conditional tense indicating the likelihood of action.
Vous auriez pu venir.
You could have come.
dû
[dew]
had to
Necessity or obligation in the past.
Vous auriez dû prévenir.
You should have warned.
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