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81 [eighty-one]

Past tense 1

Past tense 1

81 [ochenta y uno]

Pretérito 1

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to write e-cr-bir e_______ e-c-i-i- -------- escribir
He wrote a letter. Él-e----bi---na----ta. É_ e_______ u__ c_____ É- e-c-i-i- u-a c-r-a- ---------------------- Él escribió una carta.
And she wrote a card. Y--l-a es----i--una p--t--. Y e___ e_______ u__ p______ Y e-l- e-c-i-i- u-a p-s-a-. --------------------------- Y ella escribió una postal.
to read leer l___ l-e- ---- leer
He read a magazine. Él leyó-u-a-re--sta. É_ l___ u__ r_______ É- l-y- u-a r-v-s-a- -------------------- Él leyó una revista.
And she read a book. Y--l-- le-ó----l---o. Y e___ l___ u_ l_____ Y e-l- l-y- u- l-b-o- --------------------- Y ella leyó un libro.
to take c--er-/---m-r, -ga-------m.) c____ / t_____ a______ (____ c-g-r / t-m-r- a-a-r-r (-m-) ---------------------------- coger / tomar, agarrar (am.)
He took a cigarette. Él ---i--u- -igar--l-o. É_ c____ u_ c__________ É- c-g-ó u- c-g-r-i-l-. ----------------------- Él cogió un cigarrillo.
She took a piece of chocolate. El-- -o-i- ----r--o ---c---o-a--. E___ c____ u_ t____ d_ c_________ E-l- c-g-ó u- t-o-o d- c-o-o-a-e- --------------------------------- Ella cogió un trozo de chocolate.
He was disloyal, but she was loyal. Él-e-- i--ie-- p-r- ---- -r- fi-l. É_ e__ i______ p___ e___ e__ f____ É- e-a i-f-e-, p-r- e-l- e-a f-e-. ---------------------------------- Él era infiel, pero ella era fiel.
He was lazy, but she was hard-working. Él -------h-lg--án----r- ella-e-- tr--ajad-r-. É_ e__ u_ h________ p___ e___ e__ t___________ É- e-a u- h-l-a-á-, p-r- e-l- e-a t-a-a-a-o-a- ---------------------------------------------- Él era un holgazán, pero ella era trabajadora.
He was poor, but she was rich. É- e-----b--,-per- e--a era-r-c-. É_ e__ p_____ p___ e___ e__ r____ É- e-a p-b-e- p-r- e-l- e-a r-c-. --------------------------------- Él era pobre, pero ella era rica.
He had no money, only debts. Él----t--í--di-e-o-----o d-ud--. É_ n_ t____ d______ s___ d______ É- n- t-n-a d-n-r-, s-n- d-u-a-. -------------------------------- Él no tenía dinero, sino deudas.
He had no luck, only bad luck. É- no-t-n-- bu--a s-e------in-------sue-te. É_ n_ t____ b____ s______ s___ m___ s______ É- n- t-n-a b-e-a s-e-t-, s-n- m-l- s-e-t-. ------------------------------------------- Él no tenía buena suerte, sino mala suerte.
He had no success, only failure. Él -o ---í---x--os--s----fr-cas-s. É_ n_ t____ é______ s___ f________ É- n- t-n-a é-i-o-, s-n- f-a-a-o-. ---------------------------------- Él no tenía éxitos, sino fracasos.
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied. Él-n--e-ta-a s--i-f---o,-s-n- --sat-sfecho. É_ n_ e_____ s__________ s___ i____________ É- n- e-t-b- s-t-s-e-h-, s-n- i-s-t-s-e-h-. ------------------------------------------- Él no estaba satisfecho, sino insatisfecho.
He was not happy, but sad. É- -----a fe-i-----no -n--liz. É_ n_ e__ f_____ s___ i_______ É- n- e-a f-l-z- s-n- i-f-l-z- ------------------------------ Él no era feliz, sino infeliz.
He was not friendly, but unfriendly. Él-n--er---i---t-co, s--- -n--p-----. É_ n_ e__ s_________ s___ a__________ É- n- e-a s-m-á-i-o- s-n- a-t-p-t-c-. ------------------------------------- Él no era simpático, sino antipático.

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