had

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in Vietnamese Đã có, đã làm

BrE /hæd/ AmE /hæd/

verb en → vi

past had pp had

1 PAST EXPERIENCE [transitive] A2

Đã có, đã làm

used to talk about past experiences or actions that happened in the past

  • had something

Collocations had a meal · had an accident

  • I had a terrible headache yesterday.

    Tôi đã bị đau đầu khủng khiếp vào ngày hôm qua.

2 POSSESSION [transitive] A2

Có (trước đây)

used to talk about things that someone owned or possessed in the past, but no longer owns now

  • had something

Collocations had a car · had a pet

  • She had a beautiful garden when she lived there.

    Cô ấy đã có một khu vườn đẹp khi sống ở đó.

3 OBLIGATION [transitive] B1

Phải làm (trước đây)

used to talk about things that someone was obliged or expected to do in the past, but no longer is now

  • had something

Collocations had to go · had to work

  • We had to leave early because of the rain.

    Chúng tôi phải rời đi sớm vì trời mưa.

10 PAST HABIT [transitive] B1

Thường làm (trước đây)

used to talk about past habits or regular actions that happened repeatedly in the past

  • had something

Collocations had a habit of doing · had a tendency to do

  • He had a habit of coming late.

    Anh ấy thường đến muộn.

12 PAST RESULT [transitive] B1

Kết quả của (trước đây)

used to talk about the result or consequence of something that happened in the past

  • had something

Collocations had an effect on · had a consequence for

  • The decision had a big impact on the company.

    Quyết định đã có tác động lớn đến công ty.

13 PAST POSSIBLE [transitive] B2

Có thể (trước đây)

used to talk about something that was possible or could have happened in the past, but did not actually happen

  • had something

Collocations could have done · might have done

  • We could have gone to the beach, but we decided not to.

    Chúng tôi có thể đã đi đến bãi biển nhưng quyết định không đi.

14 PAST OPPORTUNITY [transitive] B2

Có cơ hội (trước đây)

used to talk about an opportunity that someone had in the past but did not take advantage of

  • had something

Collocations had a chance to do · had an opportunity to do

  • She had the chance to travel abroad, but she didn't take it.

    Cô ấy đã có cơ hội đi du lịch nước ngoài nhưng không nắm bắt.

15 PAST ABILITY [transitive] B2

Có thể (trước đây)

used to talk about something that someone was able to do in the past, but no longer can now

  • had something

Collocations could speak a language · was able to do

  • He could run very fast when he was younger.

    Anh ấy có thể chạy rất nhanh khi còn trẻ.