English Past Tense 'Have' Practice

Mastering the Past Tense of "To Have"

This practice set focuses on using the verb "to have" in the past tense (had) for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. Improve your English grammar skills with these exercises.

Affirmative Sentences with "Had"

• I had brown hair (Yo tenía el pelo marrón)
• We had one car (Nosotros teníamos un coche)
• He had short hair (Él tenía el pelo corto)
• Mark had a dictionary (Mark tenía un diccionario)
• She had a boyfriend (Ella tenía un novio)
• You had two children (Tú tenías dos niños)
• They had a big house (Ellos tenían una casa grande)
• I had four brothers (Yo tenía cuatro hermanos)
• He had curly hair (Él tenía el pelo rizado)
• We had a computer (Nosotros teníamos un ordenador)

Negative Sentences with "Didn't Have"

• We didn't have one brother (Nosotros no teníamos un hermano)
• She didn't have a car (Ella no tenía un coche)
• They didn't have long hair (Ellos no tenían el pelo largo)
• I didn't have a radio (Yo no tenía una radio)
• We didn't have a CD player (Nosotros no teníamos un lector de CDs)
• She didn't have any butter (Ella no tenía mantequilla)
• He didn't have a ball (Él no tenía un balón)
• You didn't have a fridge (Tú no tenías un frigorífico)
• She didn't have short hair (Ella no tenía el pelo corto)
• I didn't have a tennis racket (Yo no tenía una raqueta de tenis)

Interrogative Sentences with "Did... Have?"

• Did he have a brother? (¿Tenía él un hermano?)
• Did they have a car? (¿Tenían ellos un coche?)
• Did I have the dictionary? (¿Tenía yo un diccionario?)
• Did you have a printer? (¿Tenías tú una impresora?)
• Did we have two books? (¿Teníamos nosotros dos libros?)
• Did she have any toothpaste? (¿Tenía ella pasta de dientes?)
• Did they have sweets? (¿Tenían ellos caramelos?)
• Did you have any water? (¿Tenías tú agua?)
• Did he have a printer? (¿Tenía él una impresora?)
• Did we have a dishwasher? (¿Teníamos nosotros un lavaplatos?)

Mixed Practice: Applying "Had" Forms

• Pam had a dishwasher in the kitchen (Pam tenía un lavavajillas en la cocina)
• Did Bruce and John have a new car? (¿Tenían Bruce y John un coche nuevo?)
• We didn't have a CD player last year (Nosotros no teníamos un lector de CDs el año pasado)
• Did your sister have a Barbie doll? (¿Tenía tu hermana una muñeca Barbie?)
• They had an ice cream (Ellos tenían un helado)
• Did your parents have a house in Cardiff? (¿Tenían tus padres una casa en Cardiff?)
• I had very good friends (Yo tenía muy buenos amigos)
• Mary didn't have long, curly black hair (Mary no tenía el pelo largo, rizado y negro)
• Did your sister have a problem? (¿Tenía tu hermana un problema?)
• We had Internet at school (Nosotros teníamos Internet en el colegio)

Further Practice: "Had" in Various Contexts

• I had a new car
• Did you have a plastic toy?
• John didn't have a printer
• We didn't have a Spanish-English dictionary
• I had two children
• Did they have a computer?
• He had short hair
• Sheila didn't have a CD player
• Did your boyfriend have an oven?
• We didn't have any money
• Did you have a newspaper?
• Jim and Kate had friends
• She didn't have a new computer
• Did he have a girlfriend?
• My mum had a problem
• Did Tom have a sofa in the living-room?