han tenido que

han tenido que(
ahn
 
teh
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nee
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doh
 
keh
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. they had to
¿No están Isabel y María ahí contigo? No, han tenido que salir.Aren't Isabel and Maria there with you? No, they had to go out.
b. had to
Los dueños de la empresa han tenido que despedir a muchos empleados.The firm's owners had to fire a lot of employees.
a. you had to
Como había huelga de autobuses, imagino que han tenido que venir en taxi.Since there was a bus strike, I imagine that you had to come by taxi.
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