had to do
I had to do something.
Parecía que Tom estaba convencido de que tenía que hacer aquello.
It seemed that Tom was convinced that he had to do that.
No tenía que hacer nada como tener relaciones.
I didn't have to do anything like have sex.
— Impacto (1981)
It was something I had to do.
Eso era lo único que tenía que hacer.
That was all I had to do.
Ah Niu se va del mundo en paz, ya que ha hecho todo aquello que tenía que hacer.
Ah Niu leaves this world in peace, having done everything he needed to do.
— Fearless - Sin miedo (2006)
Era lo único que tenía que hacer.
It was the only thing I had to do.
Hice lo que hice porque lo tenía que hacer.
I did what I did because I had to do it.
Someone had to do something.