tuviste que

you had to

→ tener
phrase Rare #34,718
you had to Used with an infinitive to say that someone had to do something.
SP: Tuviste que salir temprano.
EN: You had to leave early.

¿Qué es tan importante que tuviste que llamarme entonces?

What was so important that you had to call me then?

— Sin piedad (2026)

¿Por qué no tuviste que hacerlo?

Why didn’t you have to do it?

¿Tú tuviste que comprar esas ropas?

Did you have to buy those clothes?

— 世界 (2004)

¿Cuándo fue la última vez que tuviste que hacer esto?

When was the last time you had to do this?

¿Por qué tuviste que empeorar las cosas?

Why did you have to make things worse?

— Yo vi al diablo (2010)

Tuviste que hacerlo, ¿no?

You had to do it, didn’t you?

— Río Místico (2003)

Estabas equivocado y al final tuviste que admitirlo.

You were wrong and in the end you had to admit it.

Pobrecito, tuviste que esperar una eternidad.

You poor thing, you had to wait an eternity.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

¿Por qué tuviste que esconderlo ahí?

Why did you have to hide it there?

— It (Eso) (2017)

¿Por qué tuviste que dejarnos tan pronto?

Why did you have to leave us so soon?

— Familia en renta (2025)