did they have vs did they had

The correct phrase is "did they have." In English, the auxiliary verb "did" is followed by the base form of the main verb, which is "have" in this case. "Did they had" is incorrect because the past tense form of "have" is "had," but when using the auxiliary verb "did," the main verb remains in its base form.

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did they have

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to form questions in the past simple tense. The auxiliary verb "did" is followed by the base form of the main verb, which is "have" in this case.

Examples:

Did they have any food left?
Did they have a good time at the party?
Did they have a chance to speak to the manager?
Did they have any questions about the assignment?
Did they have enough money to buy the tickets?

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How many bloody crucifixes did they have in that film?
What did they have to say for themselves?
Okay, did they have disagreements?
What sort of contact did they have?
Why did they have to team us up together?
Why did they have to send a rookie?
Why did they have to take my son?
Why did they have to leave their ship?
What importance did they have in your professional training and why?
What did they have to say for themselves?
And all these trees and plants, did they have leaves?
Why did they have to tattoo it on my body?
What did they have that I don't?
Battle Guy, how much did they have on the table?
What did they have to sacrifice to scrape that money together?
What did they have to sacrifice to scrape that money together?
And what grounds did they have to suspect him on?
Why did they have to hurt him?
Who did they have in mind when they designed the seating position?
What, did they have signs on their luggage, saying, "Grand Central or bust?"

did they had

This phrase is incorrect in English.

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But they where both so kind so they stayed up and waited for us to arrive, once we did they had prepared some amazing food.
They did what they had to.
And they did what they had to do.
Which they did because they had the wrong DNA.
They did what they had to do, Sarge.
I don't know what they did when they had those groups like the Red Brigades.
I believe that you did realize they had been murdered.
But some did because they had a thirst for it.
Both sides did things they had to do.
It's what people did before they had tellys.
But another part knows they did what they had to to make sure these monsters don't take someone else's daughter.
What the Bajorans did, they had to do.
Patton did say they had simultaneous credit card charges between Reagan and Hackett, up here at B.J.'s.
Top brass did what they had to do.
The Phal that walmart had were not in good condition and very unhealthy looking. But I did notice they had Lavender Cattleya Seedlings for like $5.00 each.
They did whathey had to do.
I didn't know they had a patio up here.
Didn't realize they had left already.
I didn't know they had a ladies' night.
I didn't know they had anybody else.

Alternatives:

did they have
had they
had they had
had they been
had they seen

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