Se puede expresar una necesidad imperiosa o una obligación ineludible en presente perfecto (present perfect tense) con have had to. Have had to se puede traducir como haber tenido que. No hay que olvidar que se escribe have (para I, you, we, you, they) o has (para he, she, it) dependiendo de la persona de la oración.
Ejemplos:
- She has had to take the children with her to Houston. (Ella ha tenido que llevar a los niños con ella a Houston)
- You have had to learn at least five new words every day. (Tú has tenido que aprender al menos cinco palabras cada día)
- You have had to call her. (Tú la has tenido que llamar)
- You have had to see her. (Tú tenías que verla)
- They have had to help you with your work. (Ellos han tenido que ayudarte con tu trabajo)
- You have had to go by plane. (Tú has tenido que ir en avión)
- He has had to spend more time on his homework. (Él ha tenido que invertir más tiempo en su tarea)
- We have had to be in the meeting. (Nosotros hemos tenido que estar en la reunión)
- You have had to go home. (Tú has tenido que ir a casa)
- I have had to work overtime. (Yo he tenido que trabajar tiempo extra)
- We have had to write them a letter. (Nosotros hemos tenido que escribirles una carta)
- You have had to stay there all summer. (Tú te has tenido que quedar allá todo el verano)
- I have had to work last night. (Yo he tenido que trabajar ayer por la noche)
- We have had to send plans. (Nosotros hemos tenido que enviar los planes)
- We have had to leave for Dallas two hours ago. (Nosotros hemos tenido que salir a Dallas hace dos horas)
- We have had to stay there at least an hour. (Nosotros hemos tenido que estar allí por lo menos una hora)
- She has had to send it by airmail. (Ella ha tenido que enviarlo por correo aéreo)
- He has had to get up early. (Él ha tenido que levantarse temprano)
- You have had to help her in every way possible. (Tú has tenido que ayudarla en todo lo posible)
- She has had to go to the bank. (Ella ha tenido que ir al banco)
- You have had to take this package to the post office. (Tú has tenido que llevar este paquete a la oficina de correos)
- He has had to take a earlier flight. (Él ha tenido que tomar un vuelo más temprano)
- I have had to go to the dentist last week. (Yo he tenido que ir al dentista la semana pasada)
- You have had to wait in his office. (Tú has tenido que esperar en su oficina)
- You have had to publish your book last year. (Tú has tenido que publicar tu libro el año pasado)