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he tenido que

I've had to

→ haber
phrase Uncommon #11,218
I've had to Used to say that something has been necessary or unavoidable. Followed by an infinitive.
SP: He tenido que salir temprano.
EN: I've had to leave early.

Ni te imaginas lo que he tenido que inventarme para estar aquí.

You can't imagine what I've had to invent to be here.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Y porque he tenido que probar el palo de otra forma.

And because I've had to try the stick another way.

— Horas de terror (1997)

He tenido que hacerlo.

I had to do it.

Hasta de esto, he tenido que enterarme por tu amiga.

Even this, I had to find out from your friend.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Lo que he tenido que oír por tu culpa.

What I've had to hear because of you.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

He tenido que buscarlo, perdona.

I had to look it up, sorry.

— Hogar (2020)

Nunca antes he tenido que enfrentarme a este tipo de cosas.

I've never had to deal with this kind of thing before.

Si supieras lo que he tenido que pasar para conseguir este dinero.

If you only knew what I've had to go through to get this money.

— Le notti di Cabiria (1957)

No te enfades pero es que he tenido que hacerlo.

Don't be mad, but I had to do it.

He tenido que llevarme al jefe.

I had to take the boss with me.

— El odio (1995)

Le he tenido que prometer que esta noche cenamos en su bar.

I had to promise him that we'd have dinner at his bar tonight.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Pensé que el autobús era gratis, pero he tenido que pagar.

I thought the bus was free, but I had to pay.

He tenido que contárselo todo.

I had to tell him everything.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Casi he tenido que obligarla a traerme.

I've nearly had to force her to bring me along.

— 飲食男女 (1994)

Yo siempre he tenido que pagar.

I've always had to pay.

— Nosotros los pobres (1948)

He tenido que parar dos veces.

I've had to stop twice.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

¡Me he tenido que esconder!

I had to hide!

— Las diabólicas (1955)

He tenido que estar en el hospital mucho tiempo.

I've had to be in the hospital for a long time.

No sabes cuántas veces, he tenido que despertarme para sacarte de apuros.

You have no idea how many times I've had to wake up to get you out of trouble.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Por la noche yo he tenido que dejar de mirarla, porque luego duermo fatal.

At night, I’ve had to stop looking at her because I sleep terribly afterward.

— Volver (2006)

He tenido que pasar más tiempo en el canal.

I've had to spend more time on the channel.