[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm trying to learn Italian and I'm stuck on the sentence 'Tom had to go.' Can you help me translate it?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Certo, I'd be happy to help you! The translation of 'Tom had to go' in Italian is 'Tom \u00e8 dovuto andare.'"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Grazie mille! Is there any difference in using 'dovuto' and 'ha dovuto' in this sentence?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, there is a slight difference. While both 'Tom \u00e8 dovuto andare' and 'Tom ha dovuto andare' are grammatically correct, 'ha dovuto' is a more common way to express the same idea in modern Italian."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's really helpful, grazie! So 'Tom ha dovuto andare' is a more natural way to express this sentence in Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Exactly, 'Tom ha dovuto andare' is a more natural way to express this sentence in Italian. It's the way native speakers would typically say it."}]