Past tense of HAVE
English Grammar
The past tense of HAVE is HAD.
Pronunciation of HAD
The pronunciation of almost identically in British and American English — the only differences are very subtle accent variations.
UK: / hæd /
US: / hæd /
You can hear the pronunciation of HAD in this video:
Example sentences with HAD
- I had a great time at the party last night.
- She had three meetings before lunch.
- We had dinner together after work.
- He had a headache all morning.
- They had enough money to buy the tickets.
- I had a strange dream last night.
- She had no idea what was going to happen.
- We had an important discussion about the project.
- He had a dog when he was a child.
- The class had an exam on Friday.
Next learning activities
See our List of past tense irregular verbs in English.
Watch our video about 101 Irregular Past Tense Verbs in English.
English Language Resource
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