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tuvo que ir

had to go

→ tener
phrase Rare #29,166
had to go Third-person singular past tense of tener que ir. With se, as in se tuvo que ir, it means “had to leave.”
SP: Laura tuvo que ir al médico ayer.
EN: Laura had to go to the doctor yesterday.

Durante el examen, ella se sintió muy enferma, por eso tuvo que ir al servicio.

During the exam, she felt very sick, so she had to go to the restroom.

Ella tuvo que ir parada en el tren.

She had to stand on the train.

Pat tuvo que ir más lento.

Pat had to go slower.

— F1 la película (2025)

Tom tuvo que ir él mismo.

Tom had to go himself.

Tom no vino al colegio hoy porque tuvo que ir a un funeral.

Tom didn't come to school today because he had to go to a funeral.

Tom tuvo que ir con Mary a Boston.

Tom had to go with Mary to Boston.

Tom dijo que Mary se tuvo que ir.

Tom said that Mary had to leave.

Tom tuvo que ir allí solo.

Tom had to go there alone.

Sin embargo, tuvo que ir hasta Berlín a buscarlo.

However, he had to go all the way to Berlin to look for it.

— Indiana Jones y la última cruzada (1989)

Tom se tuvo que ir.

Tom had to leave.