tuvimos que esperar cinco minutos

A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
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a. we had to wait five minutes
El elevador se trabó, y tuvimos que esperar cinco minutos hasta que nos ayudaran.The elevator got stuck, and we had to wait five minutes until we got help.
b. we had to wait for five minutes
Tuvimos que esperar cinco minutos para bajar del avión.We had to wait for five minutes to get off the plane.
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