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tuvieron que

had to

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phrase Uncommon #15,759
had to Past tense, third-person plural form of tener que. Used to say something was necessary.
SP: Tuvieron que esperar mucho tiempo.
EN: They had to wait a long time.

Le tuvieron que amputar el brazo a Tom.

They had to amputate Tom’s arm.

Los bomberos tuvieron que sacarme del coche.

The firefighters had to get me out of the car.

A Tom le tuvieron que amputar el brazo.

Tom had to have his arm amputated.

Me dejaron en custodia y finalmente tuvieron que dejarme ir.

They took me into custody and eventually had to let me go.

— Intocable (2011)

Los carteles de droga y la policía tuvieron que arreglarse.

The drug cartels and the police had to make a deal.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Tuvieron que hacerlo solos.

They had to do it alone.

Dicen que hoy tuvieron que cerrar.

They say they had to close today.

— Suzume (2022)

Tuvieron que llamar a los bomberos para apagar las llamas.

They had to call the fire department to put out the flames.

Por un mes no cayó ni una sola gota de agua, así que tuvieron que cavar un pozo.

Not a single drop of water fell for a month, so they had to dig a well.

Me tuvieron que sacar una muela.

I had to have a tooth pulled.

Todos los niños tuvieron que irse a la cama antes de anochecer.

All the children had to go to bed before nightfall.

B) La tuvieron que obedecer.

B) They had to obey her.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

Al final se tuvieron que reconocer sus derechos.

In the end, their rights had to be recognized.

Todos los empleados tuvieron que memorizar el código de acceso.

All employees had to memorize the access code.

Tuvieron que abandonar sus vehículos en la nieve.

They had to abandon their vehicles in the snow.

A Tom le tuvieron que dar una inyección para el cólera.

Tom had to be given an injection for cholera.

Tom y Mary tuvieron que correr.

Tom and Mary had to run.

Mis colegas tuvieron que examinar todas las posibilidades.

My colleagues had to examine all the possibilities.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)

Tuvieron que leer el libro muchas veces.

They had to read the book many times.

Además de la policía, los bomberos también tuvieron que entrar en escena.

In addition to the police, firefighters also had to get involved.

Tuvieron que llevar a su madre al hospital.

They had to take their mother to the hospital.