tiveram que

had to

→ ter
phrase Uncommon #19,004
had to Used to express obligation or necessity in the past. It is the past-tense form of ter que.
PO: Tom e Mary tiveram que cancelar a viagem deles para a Austrália.
EN: Tom and Mary had to cancel their trip to Australia.

Algumas pessoas tiveram que voltar da metade.

Some people had to turn back halfway through.

— Stalker (1979)

Quase tiveram que sacrificar.

They almost had to put them down.

— Um Cabra Bom de Bola (2026)

Mantiveram-me sob custódia e tiveram que me soltar.

They kept me in custody and had to release me.

— Intocáveis (2011)

Todos tiveram que aprender francês.

Everyone had to learn French.

O resultado do exame estava errado e tiveram que refazer.

The test result was wrong and they had to retake it.

Essas meninas tiveram que lidar com tudo isso todo esse tempo.

These girls have had to deal with all of this all this time.

— Meu Amigo Totoro (1988)

Papai e Mamãe tiveram que sair em Osaka.

Mom and Dad had to go out in Osaka.

— Era Uma Vez em Tóquio (1953)

Tom e Mary tiveram que ir ao ensaio da banda.

Tom and Mary had to go to the band's rehearsal.

Por que tiveram que me sacrificar?

Why did they have to sacrifice me?

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Milhões de agricultores tiveram que procurar outra ocupação.

Millions of farmers had to find other jobs.

Ele engravidou a namorada e tiveram que casar.

He got his girlfriend pregnant and they had to get married.

Tiveram que pagar para recuperá-lo?

Did they have to pay to get it back?

— O Leopardo (1963)

Os animais tiveram que ser mortos.

The animals had to be killed.

Tom e Mary tiveram que adiar a lua de mel deles.

Tom and Mary had to postpone their honeymoon.

Todos os funcionários tiveram que decorar o código de acesso.

All employees had to memorize the access code.

Tiveram que voltar de carro do churrasco.

They had to drive back from the barbecue.

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

Tom e Mary tiveram que fazer aquilo embora não quisessem.

Tom and Mary had to do that even though they didn't want to.