had to do it
I thought I had to do it.
Sorry, I had to do it.
But I had to do it.
Que si alguien tenía que hacerlo, lo iba a hacer yo.
That if anyone was going to do it, it was going to be me.
— El cuaderno de Tomy (2020)
Hice eso, no porque quisiera, sino porque tenía que hacerlo.
I did that, not because I wanted to, but because I had to.
No lo he hecho porque quisiera, sino porque tenía que hacerlo.
I didn’t do it because I wanted to, but because I had to.
Someone had to do it.