imperativo retrospectivo

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Noun

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imperativo retrospectivo m (plural imperativos retrospectivos)

  1. (grammar) a kind of past imperative; equivalent to "you should have done" in English

Usage notes

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  • An example of imperativo retrospectivo is the phrase "haberme llamado" = [you] should've called me