Simple past of sein and haben (war, hatte)

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yesterday
gestern
sad
traurig
I was very sad yesterday.
Ich war gestern sehr traurig.
the stress
der Stress
Yesterday my colleague had a lot of stress.
Gestern hatte mein Kollege viel Stress.
in the past
früher
young
jung
In the past my parents were young and happy.
Früher waren meine Eltern jung und glücklich.
back then
damals
the dream
der Traum
Back then you guys had a dream.
Damals hattet ihr einen Traum.
the bad luck
das Pech
The boy was sad, because he had bad luck.
Der Junge war traurig, denn er hatte Pech.
the success
der Erfolg
We had no success back then.
Wir hatten damals keinen Erfolg.
funny
lustig
The movie was really funny.
Der Film war wirklich lustig.
In the past I had a lot of time, but today I have stress.
Früher hatte ich viel Zeit, aber heute habe ich Stress.
Were you here yesterday?
Warst du gestern hier?
Did you have visitors yesterday?
Hatten Sie gestern Besuch?
My grandpa was very young and funny back then.
Mein Opa war damals sehr jung und lustig.
The vacation was wonderful.
Der Urlaub war wunderschön.
They were lucky, but we were unlucky.
Sie hatten Glück, aber wir hatten Pech.
The hotel was very cheap back then.
Das Hotel war damals sehr billig.
Success was very important to me.
Der Erfolg war mir sehr wichtig.
I had a dream yesterday.
Ich hatte gestern einen Traum.

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