had to
We had to break down the door.
Perdemos tudo e tivemos que começar do zero.
We lost everything and had to start from scratch.
Tivemos que abandonar o carro.
We had to abandon the car.
Nós não tivemos que lidar com isso antes.
We haven't had to deal with this before.
Tivemos que falar com o Tom.
We had to talk to Tom.
Então, tivemos que ver de quem era.
So we had to see who it belonged to.
— O Menino e a Garça (2023)
Tivemos que deixar nosso filho com a família e viajar para achar trabalho.
We had to leave our son with family and travel to find work.
— Diários de Motocicleta (2004)