o que tínhamos que fazer

what we had to do

→ o
phrase Rare #41,470
what we had to do Used to refer to the necessary actions in a past situation.
PO: Fizemos o que tínhamos que fazer.
EN: We did what we had to do.

Fizemos o que tínhamos que fazer para sobreviver.

We did what we had to do to survive.

Fizemos tudo o que tínhamos que fazer.

We did everything we had to do.

Passava o dia gritando, dizendo o que tínhamos que fazer.

He spent the day shouting, telling us what we had to do.

— Morte ao Vivo (1996)

Nós fizemos o que tínhamos que fazer para sobreviver.

We did what we had to do to survive.