Él debió haber sido abogado.

English Translation

He should have been a lawyer.

Does anyone know why this has the verb debio instead of deberia?

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I wonder if you would use debería for someone who is still active, and debió for somebody whose career is over. I think the latter can also be used for someone who was going to be a lawyer but had to choose another career for some reason.

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