Sentence examples of "had to" in English

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We had to stay home because of the storm. Tuvimos que quedarnos en casa por causa de la tormenta.

He had to pay his own debts. Él debía pagar sus propias deudas.

All employees had to memorize the access code. Todos los empleados tuvieron que memorizar el código de acceso.

All of the children had to go to bed before dark. Todos los niños tuvieron que irse a la cama antes de anochecer.

I had to compete with him for promotion. Tuve que competir con él por un aumento.

I was worn out because I had to take care of so many children. Estaba agotado porque tuve que cuidar de muchísimos niños.

The teacher said we had to learn all these expressions by heart. El profesor dijo que teníamos que aprender todas estas expresiones de memoria.

The astronaut had to conduct many experiments in the space shuttle. El astronauta debió conducir muchos experimentos en el transbordador espacial.

I had to get a molar extracted. Me tuvieron que sacar una muela.

I had to resort to threats to get my money back. Tuve que recurrir a amenazas para conseguir mi dinero devuelta.

I had to run all the step hill alone. Tuve que correr el camino semi-perpendicular yo solo.

Since there wasn't any more room at the table, I had to eat standing up. Como no había más lugar en la mesa, tuve que comer de pie.

He had to let his secretary go because she got married. Tuvo que dejar ir a su secretaría porque se casó.

When I got my driver's license renewed, I had to decide if I wanted to be an organ donor. Cuando renové mi licencia de conductor tuve que decidir si quería ser donante de órganos.

He had fallen, so I had to take him to the ER. Se había caído y le tuve que llevar a urgencias.

I had to walk because there were no taxis. Tuve que caminar porque no había taxis.

The car broke down, so they had to walk. El coche se descompuso, por lo que tenían que caminar.

If I had to define life in a word, it would be: Life is creation. Si tuviera que definir la vida con una palabra, sería: La vida es creación.

I had to have two fillings. Tengo dos resinas.

They had to fire 300 men at the factory. Tuvieron que despedir a 300 hombres de la fábrica.

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