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I had to answer vs He had to answer

These two phrases are not directly comparable as they refer to different subjects ('I' and 'he'). 'I had to answer' is correct when talking about oneself being required to respond, while 'he had to answer' is correct when referring to someone else being required to respond.

Last updated: March 19, 2024 • 1021 views

I had to answer

This phrase is correct when referring to oneself being required to respond.

This phrase is used when talking about a personal experience where the speaker had the obligation to provide a response.
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He had to answer

This phrase is correct when referring to someone else being required to respond.

This phrase is used when talking about a third person who was obligated to provide a response.
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  • Oct 16, 2015 ... Nothing scandalous occurred back then, it was just that Drake had the urge to make music instead of act and he had to answer that calling. "That was part of the reason I was kicked off the show," he recalled. "Back then I'd ...
  • Aug 7, 2015 ... 6, 2015, in Cleveland. Governor Christie rattled off a lot of numbers in the first chance he had to answer a question at the Fox News Republican debate Thursday night. But one number he used, and one he has repeated over ...
  • Sep 24, 2015 ... He had to answer concerns that his loyalties would be to the pope in Rome rather than to the Constitution.” On this history reflecting questions surrounding other religious cultures today “It resonates completely. … I think there ...

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