For some reason I have to. vs For some reason I had to

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'For some reason I have to' is used when referring to a current situation or ongoing necessity. 'For some reason I had to' is used when talking about a past situation or necessity.

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For some reason I have to.

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a current situation or ongoing necessity.

This phrase is used to express a current situation or ongoing necessity that the speaker has to deal with for some unknown reason.

Examples:

For some reason I have to wake up early every morning.
For some reason I have to take this route to work.
For some reason I have to finish this project by tomorrow.

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Alternatives:

For some reason I need to.
For some reason I must.
For some reason I am required to.

For some reason I had to

This phrase is correct and commonly used when talking about a past situation or necessity.

This phrase is used to refer to a past situation or necessity that the speaker had to deal with for some unknown reason.

Examples:

For some reason I had to leave the party early.
For some reason I had to change my plans at the last minute.
For some reason I had to take a different route to avoid traffic.

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Sep 28, 2015 ... I am sorry, that it tool me so long. For some reason I had to take care of other stuff. But today I had the time to sit down and do it. It worked great.
For some reason I had to start Apache on port 8082, but when I tried to start Apache as root I get: Permission denied: make_sock: could not bind to address ...

Alternatives:

For some reason I was required to.
For some reason I needed to.
For some reason I had no choice but to.

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For some reason I have to. vs For some reason I had to