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Tenho de
Tenho de expresses unavoidable obligation, stronger than devo. The verb ter is conjugated while the second verb stays in the infinitive: tenho de ir, tinha de ir. It is the natural way to explain why you are leaving or cannot come.
Examples in context
Tenho de apanhar o comboio das seis.
I have to catch the six o clock train.
Amanhã tenho de ir ao médico.
Tomorrow I have to go to the doctor.
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