Could I say ... Se hadebido de dejar los papeles en casa ... For I must have forgotten/ left accidentally?

Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Could I say ... Se hadebido de dejar los papeles en casa ... For I must have forgotten/ left accidentally?

Asked 4 years ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Emanuel

Yes you could. "Se ha debido de dejar los papeles en casa." Using the "se" here gives it the "accidental" nuance. Although the actual "deber de" somehow implies some kind of unintentional action itself (without having to use the se). 

Inma

Emanuel B. asked:

Could I say ... Se hadebido de dejar los papeles en casa ... For I must have forgotten/ left accidentally?

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