hatte Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “had (simple past)” is hatte. Examples of "had" in use There are 40 examples of the German word for "had" being used: Recording English German Learn had it hatte es Learn had on hatte auf Learn I did not have time. Ich hatte keine Zeit. Learn I had good teachers. Ich hatte gute Lehrer. Learn Obviously, I was scared. Natürlich hatte ich Angst. Learn he was angry that I hadn’t done it er war wütend, dass ich es nicht getan hatte Learn was right hatte recht Learn Yanni didn’t have a phone. Yanni hatte kein Telefon. Learn I had jeans on. Ich hatte Jeans an. Learn He had nightmares. Er hatte Albträume. Learn Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page Next › Last page Last » Practice Lesson "had (simple past)" Practice (41) Lesson Learn Lesson words had (simple past) etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases Although he had no experience, he did well., had it, had on, He had a hole in his sock., He had asked for 50 euros., He had broken up with his wife., He had never looked so disturbed., He had nightmares., He had no defense against it., he was angry that I hadn’t done it, Her little feet she had drawn under her., I did not have time., I didn’t feel like it., I expected worse., I found the jewelry that I had lost., I had a hectic week., I had a tow rope in the car., I had good teachers., I had jeans on., I used to have a lot more work. etc. View all lesson phrases Themed Courses Miscellaneous 8 Part of Speech Courses Verbs 2 Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech