YOU SAID:
The mother-in-law called yesterday and we have to cook.
INTO JAPANESE
昨日、義母が電話して、料理をしなければなりません。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Yesterday my mother-in-law had to call and cook.
INTO JAPANESE
昨日、私の義母は電話して料理をしなければなりませんでした。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Yesterday my mother-in-law had to call and cook.
That's deep, man.