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lo doveva fare

had to do it

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phrase Rare #22,911
had to do it Often used for past obligation or something that was expected/necessary in the past.
IT: Sapevo che lo doveva fare prima di partire.
EN: I knew he had to do it before leaving.

Mary non sapeva che lo doveva fare.

Mary didn't know she had to do it.

Perché lo doveva fare?

Why did he have to do it?

Sapeva che lo doveva fare.

He knew he had to do it.

Perché Tom non lo doveva fare?

Why wasn't Tom supposed to do it?

Ha chiesto se lo doveva fare.

He asked if he had to do it.

Mary non lo doveva fare, vero?

Mary wasn't supposed to do it, was she?

Mary mi disse che lo doveva fare.

Mary told me she had to do it.

Tom apparentemente lo doveva fare.

Tom apparently had to do it.

Dice che lo doveva fare.

He says he had to do it.

Tom non sapeva che lo doveva fare oggi.

Tom didn't know he had to do it today.

Mary mi ha detto che lo doveva fare.

Mary told me she had to do it.

Mary non sembrava convinta che lo doveva fare.

Mary didn’t seem convinced that she had to do it.