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88 [eighty-eight]

Past tense of modal verbs 2

Past tense of modal verbs 2

88 [ochenta y ocho]

Pretérito 2

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My son did not want to play with the doll. M--hi-- n---ue--- -ug-r ----l- -uñ-c-. M_ h___ n_ q_____ j____ c__ l_ m______ M- h-j- n- q-e-í- j-g-r c-n l- m-ñ-c-. -------------------------------------- Mi hijo no quería jugar con la muñeca.
My daughter did not want to play football / soccer (am.). M- h--a n- qu--ía jug-- ----út-o-. M_ h___ n_ q_____ j____ a_ f______ M- h-j- n- q-e-í- j-g-r a- f-t-o-. ---------------------------------- Mi hija no quería jugar al fútbol.
My wife did not want to play chess with me. Mi ---o-a n- -uer---ju----c--m--o--l-a----ez. M_ e_____ n_ q_____ j____ c______ a_ a_______ M- e-p-s- n- q-e-í- j-g-r c-n-i-o a- a-e-r-z- --------------------------------------------- Mi esposa no quería jugar conmigo al ajedrez.
My children did not want to go for a walk. M---hi-os no --e-ía- -a- un pa-eo. M__ h____ n_ q______ d__ u_ p_____ M-s h-j-s n- q-e-í-n d-r u- p-s-o- ---------------------------------- Mis hijos no querían dar un paseo.
They did not want to tidy the room. N- --erían o-de-ar l- h----a--ón. N_ q______ o______ l_ h__________ N- q-e-í-n o-d-n-r l- h-b-t-c-ó-. --------------------------------- No querían ordenar la habitación.
They did not want to go to bed. No q-e-í-- i--e a--am-. N_ q______ i___ a c____ N- q-e-í-n i-s- a c-m-. ----------------------- No querían irse a cama.
He was not allowed to eat ice cream. É-----podí--/ -e--a--om---hel-dos. É_ n_ p____ / d____ c____ h_______ É- n- p-d-a / d-b-a c-m-r h-l-d-s- ---------------------------------- Él no podía / debía comer helados.
He was not allowed to eat chocolate. No -o--- - d--ía --me- c-o--la--. N_ p____ / d____ c____ c_________ N- p-d-a / d-b-a c-m-r c-o-o-a-e- --------------------------------- No podía / debía comer chocolate.
He was not allowed to eat sweets. No --día / d--í- --m---ca--melos. N_ p____ / d____ c____ c_________ N- p-d-a / d-b-a c-m-r c-r-m-l-s- --------------------------------- No podía / debía comer caramelos.
I was allowed to make a wish. P-d--p-d-- u- d-s--. P___ p____ u_ d_____ P-d- p-d-r u- d-s-o- -------------------- Pude pedir un deseo.
I was allowed to buy myself a dress. P-de c--------n-ve--i--. P___ c______ u_ v_______ P-d- c-m-r-r u- v-s-i-o- ------------------------ Pude comprar un vestido.
I was allowed to take a chocolate. Pu---co------ --m---. P___ c____ u_ b______ P-d- c-g-r u- b-m-ó-. --------------------- Pude coger un bombón.
Were you allowed to smoke in the airplane? ¿Pud--t- f-mar--n -- a-ión? ¿_______ f____ e_ e_ a_____ ¿-u-i-t- f-m-r e- e- a-i-n- --------------------------- ¿Pudiste fumar en el avión?
Were you allowed to drink beer in the hospital? ¿Pu--s---beb-r-ce-ve-a-en--- hospi-al? ¿_______ b____ c______ e_ e_ h________ ¿-u-i-t- b-b-r c-r-e-a e- e- h-s-i-a-? -------------------------------------- ¿Pudiste beber cerveza en el hospital?
Were you allowed to take the dog into the hotel? ¿P--i-----le-a- -- pe-r- c-nt-g--al-h-te-? ¿_______ l_____ a_ p____ c______ a_ h_____ ¿-u-i-t- l-e-a- a- p-r-o c-n-i-o a- h-t-l- ------------------------------------------ ¿Pudiste llevar al perro contigo al hotel?
During the holidays the children were allowed to remain outside late. Du-ante-l-- v---ci---s--os--iñ---po-ían-estar a-ue-- -a-t- ta-de. D______ l__ v_________ l__ n____ p_____ e____ a_____ h____ t_____ D-r-n-e l-s v-c-c-o-e- l-s n-ñ-s p-d-a- e-t-r a-u-r- h-s-a t-r-e- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Durante las vacaciones los niños podían estar afuera hasta tarde.
They were allowed to play in the yard for a long time. Ell-- /-e-l-- -od--n ---ar durante --ch- ra-o-e- el--atio. E____ / e____ p_____ j____ d______ m____ r___ e_ e_ p_____ E-l-s / e-l-s p-d-a- j-g-r d-r-n-e m-c-o r-t- e- e- p-t-o- ---------------------------------------------------------- Ellos / ellas podían jugar durante mucho rato en el patio.
They were allowed to stay up late. El--- --e-las p--ían-ac-star-- ---de. E____ / e____ p_____ a________ t_____ E-l-s / e-l-s p-d-a- a-o-t-r-e t-r-e- ------------------------------------- Ellos / ellas podían acostarse tarde.

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