had to
Tive de lhes explicar a situação.
I had to explain the situation to them.
Tive de voltar para Boston.
I had to go back to Boston.
Eu sei que não é dia de visitas, mas tive de vir hoje.
I know it's not visiting day, but I had to come today.
— A Voz do Coração (2004)
Há alguns anos, tive de matar outra cobra.
A few years ago, I had to kill another snake.
— Fale com Ela (2002)
Ele tinha caído, então tive de levá-lo à sala de emergências.
He had fallen, so I had to take him to the emergency room.
Tive de fazê-lo sob certas circunstâncias.
I had to do it under certain circumstances.
— Uma História Chinesa de Fantasmas (1987)