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87 [eighty-seven]

Past tense of modal verbs 1

Past tense of modal verbs 1

87 [sedeminosemdeset]

Oblike modalnih glagolov za preteklost 1

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We had to water the flowers. M--al- -m- -ali-i ro-e. M_____ s__ z_____ r____ M-r-l- s-o z-l-t- r-ž-. ----------------------- Morali smo zaliti rože. 0
We had to clean the apartment. Mora----m------r----- --ospr-v---ti- -t-n-va--e. M_____ s__ p_________ (_____________ s__________ M-r-l- s-o p-s-r-v-t- (-o-p-a-l-a-i- s-a-o-a-j-. ------------------------------------------------ Morali smo pospraviti (pospravljati) stanovanje. 0
We had to wash the dishes. M--a-- --o-------t---o--do. M_____ s__ p_______ p______ M-r-l- s-o p-m-v-t- p-s-d-. --------------------------- Morali smo pomivati posodo. 0
Did you have to pay the bill? S-e-mo--li -m--al---pl-ča-- r---n? S__ m_____ (_______ p______ r_____ S-e m-r-l- (-o-a-e- p-a-a-i r-č-n- ---------------------------------- Ste morali (morale) plačati račun? 0
Did you have to pay an entrance fee? S-- -or-li -mo--le--p--čat- v--opni--? S__ m_____ (_______ p______ v_________ S-e m-r-l- (-o-a-e- p-a-a-i v-t-p-i-o- -------------------------------------- Ste morali (morale) plačati vstopnino? 0
Did you have to pay a fine? S-- mo---i (mora-e- p--č-t--kaz--? S__ m_____ (_______ p______ k_____ S-e m-r-l- (-o-a-e- p-a-a-i k-z-n- ---------------------------------- Ste morali (morale) plačati kazen? 0
Who had to say goodbye? K-o--e j- ---al-poslo--ti? K__ s_ j_ m____ p_________ K-o s- j- m-r-l p-s-o-i-i- -------------------------- Kdo se je moral posloviti? 0
Who had to go home early? Kd- j---o-al zg-daj-o--ti------? K__ j_ m____ z_____ o____ d_____ K-o j- m-r-l z-o-a- o-i-i d-m-v- -------------------------------- Kdo je moral zgodaj oditi domov? 0
Who had to take the train? Kd---e--o-a--iti---vlak--? K__ j_ m____ i__ z v______ K-o j- m-r-l i-i z v-a-o-? -------------------------- Kdo je moral iti z vlakom? 0
We did not want to stay long. N---o--o--l---o-g--os-a--. N____ h_____ d____ o______ N-s-o h-t-l- d-l-o o-t-t-. -------------------------- Nismo hoteli dolgo ostati. 0
We did not want to drink anything. N--mo--o---i ni- -i--. N____ h_____ n__ p____ N-s-o h-t-l- n-č p-t-. ---------------------- Nismo hoteli nič piti. 0
We did not want to disturb you. Ni-mo-h-t-l- -ot---. N____ h_____ m______ N-s-o h-t-l- m-t-t-. -------------------- Nismo hoteli motiti. 0
I just wanted to make a call. R---- se- h---- t-l--o-i-at-. R____ s__ h____ t____________ R-v-o s-m h-t-l t-l-f-n-r-t-. ----------------------------- Ravno sem hotel telefonirati. 0
I just wanted to call a taxi. H-t-----m-nar-čit---ak--. H____ s__ n_______ t_____ H-t-l s-m n-r-č-t- t-k-i- ------------------------- Hotel sem naročiti taksi. 0
Actually I wanted to drive home. H-tel-s-- -a-r----ti --mov. H____ s__ n_____ i__ d_____ H-t-l s-m n-m-e- i-i d-m-v- --------------------------- Hotel sem namreč iti domov. 0
I thought you wanted to call your wife. M---il(-- --------s--h-tel po-li---i-sv-j- ž-n-. M________ s___ d_ s_ h____ p________ s____ ž____ M-s-i-(-) s-m- d- s- h-t-l p-k-i-a-i s-o-o ž-n-. ------------------------------------------------ Mislil(a) sem, da si hotel poklicati svojo ženo. 0
I thought you wanted to call information. Mis---(-)---m------i -o-e- poklic-----------r--cij-. M________ s___ d_ s_ h____ p________ n_ i___________ M-s-i-(-) s-m- d- s- h-t-l p-k-i-a-i n- i-f-r-a-i-o- ---------------------------------------------------- Mislil(a) sem, da si hotel poklicati na informacijo. 0
I thought you wanted to order a pizza. Mi-----a)----, -- ---h---l-na---i-i pi--. M________ s___ d_ s_ h____ n_______ p____ M-s-i-(-) s-m- d- s- h-t-l n-r-č-t- p-c-. ----------------------------------------- Mislil(a) sem, da si hotel naročiti pico. 0

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