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teve de

had to

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phrase Uncommon #13,339
had to Past-tense form of “ter de,” used to express obligation or necessity.
PO: Ela teve de sair cedo.
EN: She had to leave early.

Tom teve de explicar a piada para Mary.

Tom had to explain the joke to Mary.

Tom teve de voltar para Boston.

Tom had to return to Boston.

Tom teve de dormir no chão.

Tom had to sleep on the floor.

Tom teve de ir ao hospital.

Tom had to go to the hospital.

Tom teve de carregar a bateria.

Tom had to charge the battery.

Tom teve de ficar de cama duas semanas.

Tom had to stay in bed for two weeks.

Tom teve de explicar a piada para a Mary.

Tom had to explain the joke to Mary.

Tom teve de esperar Maria.

Tom had to wait for Maria.

Tom teve de ir lá sozinho.

Tom had to go there alone.

Tom teve de começar tudo de novo.

Tom had to start all over again.

Tom teve de ganhar peso para interpretar o papel.

Tom had to gain weight to play the role.

Para sair, teve de entrar.

To leave, you had to enter.

— Um Contratempo (2017)

Teve de ficar no hospital por uma semana.

He had to stay in the hospital for a week.

Por que teve de acontecer com você?

Why did it have to happen to you?

— O Escafandro e a Borboleta (2007)

Tom teve de admitir que Mary tinha razão.

Tom had to admit that Mary was right.

Tom teve de fazer o teste de novo.

Tom had to take the test again.

Ela só teve de fazer o marido sumir do quarto para que eu parecesse culpado.

She only had to make her husband disappear from the room for me to look guilty.

— Um Contratempo (2017)

Afinal, porém, teve de sair, e para nunca mais; eis aqui como e porquê.

In the end, though, he had to leave—and never come back. Here’s how and why.

Fui eu quem teve de contar ao Tom.

I was the one who had to tell Tom.

Tom teve de esperar.

Tom had to wait.

Tom teve de ir sozinho.

Tom had to go alone.

Ela não teve de vir à reunião.

She didn't have to come to the meeting.

Tom teve de correr.

Tom had to run.

O Tom teve de renunciar.

Tom had to resign.

Tom teve de ir a Boston com Maria.

Tom had to go to Boston with Maria.

Tom teve de cancelar sua viagem.

Tom had to cancel his trip.

Tom teve de fazer o teste novamente.

Tom had to take the test again.