Sentence examples of "had to" in English

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Tom wanted to stick around to see what would happen. Unfortunately, he had to leave. Tom wollte noch bleiben, um zu sehen, was passieren würde. Leider musste er gehen.

As the day got cooler, I had to put on a sweater. Als es am Tage kühler wurde, musste ich einen Pullover anziehen.

Tom had to stay in the hospital for three weeks. Tom musste drei Wochen im Krankenhaus verbringen.

I had to resort to threats to get my money back. Ich musste zur Drohung greifen, um mein Geld wiederzuerlangen.

He forgot part of his speech and had to ad-lib for a while. Er vergaß einen Teil seiner Rede und musste eine Weile improvisieren.

They had to leave at once to catch the train. Sie mussten sofort aufbrechen, um den Zug zu kriegen.

He had to leave the village. Er musste das Dorf verlassen.

She had to accept her fate. Sie musste ihr Schicksal akzeptieren.

I had to write a paper on the Space Age last weekend. Ich musste letztes Wochenende einen Aufsatz über das Weltraumzeitalter schreiben.

I had to choose between A and B. Ich musste zwischen A und B wählen.

He had to take over the task. Er musste die Aufgabe übernehmen.

Since there wasn't any more room at the table, I had to eat standing up. Da es keinen Platz mehr am Tisch gab, musste ich im Stehen essen.

I had to pay a large sum of money to get it back. Ich musste eine große Summe ausgeben, um es zurück zu bekommen.

They had to read the book many times. Sie mussten das Buch viele Male lesen.

I had to push my bicycle because I had a flat tire. Ich musste mein Fahrrad schieben, weil ich einen Platten hatte.

We had to put off the meeting because of the storm. Wir mussten das Treffen wegen des Sturms absagen.

Although he was exhausted, he had to keep working. Obwohl er erschöpft war, musste er weiter arbeiten.

Tom couldn't go to the concert because he had to work. Tom konnte nicht auf das Konzert gehen, weil er arbeiten musste.

He had to look for his room by himself. Er musste allein nach seinem Zimmer suchen.

Being sick, I had to stay home. Weil ich krank war, musste ich zu Hause bleiben.

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