tuve que hacerlo

had to do it

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had to do it Used to say something was necessary or unavoidable in the past.
SP: Tuve que hacerlo porque no había tiempo.
EN: I had to do it because there wasn't time.

Tuve que hacerlo todo yo solo.

I had to do it all by myself.

No quería, pero tuve que hacerlo.

I didn't want to, but I had to.

Tuve que hacerlo.

I had to do it.

— The Running Man (2025)

Tuve que hacerlo todo por mi cuenta.

I had to do it all on my own.

, tuve que hacerlo.

Yes, I had to do it.

Así que tuve que hacerlo yo mismo.

So I had to do it myself.

— Avatar: Fuego y ceniza (2025)

Tuve que hacerlo, no había otra opción.

I had to do it, there was no other option.

Obviamente tuve que hacerlo, tú sabes eso de mi.

Obviously I had to do it, you know that about me.