I didn't have to go to work yesterday.

Didn't have to

A2
Unidad 16
2 m
Lección 2

Lecciones

I didn't have to go to work yesterday.

  • Intro

    We use 'didn't have to' when something wasn't necessary in the past.

  • Mów teraz

    I didn't have to go to work yesterday.

  • Mów teraz

    He didn't have to attend the daily meeting.

  • Mów teraz

    You didn't have to stay late.

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    _ ______ ____ __ __ __ ____ _________.

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    __ ______ ____ __ ______ ___ _____ _______.

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    ___ ______ ____ __ ____ ____.

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    No tuve que ir a trabajar ayer

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    Él no tuvo que asistir a la reunión diaria

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    No tuviste que quedarte hasta tarde

Frases clave

did not need to

no necesitaba

was not required to

no estaba obligado a

had no obligation to

no tenía obligación de

Vocabulario

Palabra
Traducción
obligation
obligación
requirement
requisito
freedom
libertad

Frases clave

I didn't have to go to work yesterday.

No tenía que ir a trabajar ayer.

He didn't have to attend the daily meeting.

Él no tenía que asistir a la reunión diaria.

You didn't have to stay late.

No tenías que quedarte tarde.

I did not need to finish my assignment today.

No necesitaba terminar mi tarea hoy.

She was not required to attend the conference.

Ella no estaba obligada a asistir a la conferencia.

They had no obligation to help with the project.

No tenían obligación de ayudar con el proyecto.

Diálogo práctico

Employee

Did you go to the office yesterday?

¿Fuiste a la oficina ayer?

Manager

No, I didn't have to go to work yesterday.

No, no tenía que ir a trabajar ayer.

Employee

Were you required to attend the meeting?

¿Estabas obligado a asistir a la reunión?

Manager

Actually, I was not required to attend the daily meeting.

De hecho, no estaba obligado a asistir a la reunión diaria.

Employee

That's good. You had no obligation to stay late.

Eso es bueno. No tenías obligación de quedarte tarde.

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Preguntas frecuentes

'Did not need to' significa que no había necesidad de hacer algo.
'Was not required to' se usa cuando algo no era requerido.
'Had no obligation to' se usa cuando no teníamos la obligación de hacer algo.

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