Unit 48 Guidebook: make excuses


KEY PHRASES

Make excuses

Das Konzert war sehr schön, wo warst du?
The concert was very beautiful, where were you?
Sorry, ich war gestern zu müde.
Sorry, I was too tired yesterday.

Die Party war toll, wo warst du?
The party was great, where were you?
Ich war gestern krank.
I was sick yesterday.

Hast du wieder eine Ausrede?
Do you have an excuse again?
Ich hatte gestern eine Erkältung.
I had a cold yesterday.
TIP

Hats off to you!

Hatten is the past version of haben! Let’s take a look at its forms:

singular plural
ich hatte wir hatten
du hattest ihr hattet
er / sie / es hatte sie / Sie hatten
Hattest du Spaß?
Did you have fun?
Opa und ich hatten gestern Spaß.
Grandpa and I had fun yesterday.