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 I had a hectic week. Ich hatte eine hektische Woche. Learn He had never looked so disturbed. Er hatte noch nie so verstört ausgesehen. Learn He had no defense against it. Er hatte keine Verteidigung dagegen. Learn I expected worse. Ich hatte Schlimmeres erwartet. Learn trickier than I expected schwieriger als ich erwartet hatte Learn The fire had a devastating effect. Das Feuer hatte verheerende Auswirkungen. Learn The event had profound significance. Das Ereignis hatte eine tiefgreifende Bedeutung. Learn Yanni was struggling with his own sexuality. Yanni hatte mit seiner eigenen Sexualität zu kämpfen. Learn The couple had intercourse last night. Das Paar hatte letzte Nacht Geschlechtsverkehr. Learn The discovery had a profound impact. Die Entdeckung hatte tiefgreifende Auswirkungen. Learn Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 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