Have to / have got to (informal use only)
- Present and future
- The speaker is not the one who imposes the obligation. In other words somebody else tells somebody what they must do.
Example: The teacher told me that I have to write down these words
Had to
- Past and reported speech (Dutch: indirecte rede)
Example: My dad said that I had to come home early.
I had to finish my meal before I was allowed to leave the table.