hatte Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “had (simple past)” is hatte. Examples of "had" in use There are 30 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 was right hatte recht Learn I had jeans on. Ich hatte Jeans an. Learn Yanni didn’t have a phone. Yanni hatte kein Telefon. Learn He had nightmares. Er hatte Albträume. Learn She had nightmares. Sie hatte Albträume. Learn Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page Next › Last page Last » Practice Lesson "had (simple past)" Practice (21) Lesson Learn Lesson words had (simple past) etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases had it, had on, He had nightmares., I did not have time., I didn’t feel like it., I expected worse., I had a hectic week., I had good teachers., I had jeans on., it had an open window, Obviously, I was scared., She had nightmares., The event had profound significance., the jobs I have had, The patient had a seizure., Tom was homesick., trickier than I expected, was right, Yanni didn’t have a phone., Yanni had a flat tire. etc. View all lesson phrases Themed Courses Miscellaneous 8 Part of Speech Courses Verbs 3 Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech