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 She had nightmares. Sie hatte Albträume. Learn He had a hole in his sock. Er hatte ein Loch in seiner Socke. Learn I used to have a lot more work. Früher hatte ich viel mehr Arbeit. Learn it had an open window es hatte ein offenes Fenster Learn The man had pain in his chest. Der Mann hatte Schmerzen in der Brust. Learn He had no defense against it. Er hatte keine Verteidigung dagegen. Learn The bus was ten minutes late. Der Bus hatte zehn Minuten Verspätung. Learn I found the jewelry that I had lost. Ich habe den Schmuck gefunden, den ich verloren hatte. Learn The couple had intercourse last night. Das Paar hatte letzte Nacht Geschlechtsverkehr. Learn the jobs I have had die Jobs, die ich hatte Learn Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current 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