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81 [eighty-one]

Past tense 1

Past tense 1

81 [vuitanta-u]

Passat 1

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to write e--ri--e e_______ e-c-i-r- -------- escriure 0
He wrote a letter. Ell-va---cr-u-e-una--a-ta. E__ v_ e_______ u__ c_____ E-l v- e-c-i-r- u-a c-r-a- -------------------------- Ell va escriure una carta. 0
And she wrote a card. I-e-l- -a es--------n- p---a-. I e___ v_ e_______ u__ p______ I e-l- v- e-c-i-r- u-a p-s-a-. ------------------------------ I ella va escriure una postal. 0
to read l-e--r l_____ l-e-i- ------ llegir 0
He read a magazine. El- lle-ia --- -e-i--a. E__ l_____ u__ r_______ E-l l-e-i- u-a r-v-s-a- ----------------------- Ell llegia una revista. 0
And she read a book. I-ella ll---- ----li-r-. I e___ l_____ u_ l______ I e-l- l-e-i- u- l-i-r-. ------------------------ I ella llegia un llibre. 0
to take prendre / ag---r p______ / a_____ p-e-d-e / a-a-a- ---------------- prendre / agafar 0
He took a cigarette. El- -a -r-n--e u--c-gar-et. E__ v_ p______ u_ c________ E-l v- p-e-d-e u- c-g-r-e-. --------------------------- Ell va prendre un cigarret. 0
She took a piece of chocolate. Ell- -a--ga-a--u--tr-s ---x----a-a. E___ v_ a_____ u_ t___ d_ x________ E-l- v- a-a-a- u- t-o- d- x-c-l-t-. ----------------------------------- Ella va agafar un tros de xocolata. 0
He was disloyal, but she was loyal. E-- --a--n--del---e---e--a er--f-del. E__ e__ i_______ p___ e___ e__ f_____ E-l e-a i-f-d-l- p-r- e-l- e-a f-d-l- ------------------------------------- Ell era infidel, però ella era fidel. 0
He was lazy, but she was hard-working. E-l e---ma---ós- ---ò ---- era-t-----lado-a. E__ e__ m_______ p___ e___ e__ t____________ E-l e-a m-n-r-s- p-r- e-l- e-a t-e-a-l-d-r-. -------------------------------------------- Ell era mandrós, però ella era treballadora. 0
He was poor, but she was rich. El- -r--p----- --rò ell- e-- ri-a. E__ e__ p_____ p___ e___ e__ r____ E-l e-a p-b-e- p-r- e-l- e-a r-c-. ---------------------------------- Ell era pobre, però ella era rica. 0
He had no money, only debts. E-l n--------d-ner-- sin- --u--s. E__ n_ t____ d______ s___ d______ E-l n- t-n-a d-n-r-, s-n- d-u-e-. --------------------------------- Ell no tenia diners, sinó deutes. 0
He had no luck, only bad luck. E-l--o t--ia--or-, -i-- mala --r-. E__ n_ t____ s____ s___ m___ s____ E-l n- t-n-a s-r-, s-n- m-l- s-r-. ---------------------------------- Ell no tenia sort, sinó mala sort. 0
He had no success, only failure. El--no--en-a---it-----ó-f-a-as--s. E__ n_ t____ è____ s___ f_________ E-l n- t-n-a è-i-, s-n- f-a-a-s-s- ---------------------------------- Ell no tenia èxit, sinó fracassos. 0
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied. Ell-no -ra fe-iç- s-n- --f---ç. E__ n_ e__ f_____ s___ i_______ E-l n- e-a f-l-ç- s-n- i-f-l-ç- ------------------------------- Ell no era feliç, sinó infeliç. 0
He was not happy, but sad. El--no--e--- sort------ m-l------. E__ n_ t____ s____ s___ m___ s____ E-l n- t-n-a s-r-, s-n- m-l- s-r-. ---------------------------------- Ell no tenia sort, sinó mala sort. 0
He was not friendly, but unfriendly. E---n---ra---mp-tic, --n----t---ti-. E__ n_ e__ s________ s___ a_________ E-l n- e-a s-m-à-i-, s-n- a-t-p-t-c- ------------------------------------ Ell no era simpàtic, sinó antipàtic. 0

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