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81 [eighty-one]

Past tense 1

Past tense 1

81 [quatre-vingt-un]

Passé 1

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to write écrire é_____ é-r-r- ------ écrire 0
He wrote a letter. Il -c--vai- un--l-ttr-. I_ é_______ u__ l______ I- é-r-v-i- u-e l-t-r-. ----------------------- Il écrivait une lettre. 0
And she wrote a card. E- e-le -----a---une c--te. E_ e___ é_______ u__ c_____ E- e-l- é-r-v-i- u-e c-r-e- --------------------------- Et elle écrivait une carte. 0
to read l--e l___ l-r- ---- lire 0
He read a magazine. Il l----- -n---ga-ine. I_ l_____ u_ m________ I- l-s-i- u- m-g-z-n-. ---------------------- Il lisait un magazine. 0
And she read a book. E- ---- l----- -n----re. E_ e___ l_____ u_ l_____ E- e-l- l-s-i- u- l-v-e- ------------------------ Et elle lisait un livre. 0
to take prend-e p______ p-e-d-e ------- prendre 0
He took a cigarette. I---rena-t--ne -i--re-te. I_ p______ u__ c_________ I- p-e-a-t u-e c-g-r-t-e- ------------------------- Il prenait une cigarette. 0
She took a piece of chocolate. E-l- --en-it--- --r--au -e-cho-ol-t. E___ p______ u_ m______ d_ c________ E-l- p-e-a-t u- m-r-e-u d- c-o-o-a-. ------------------------------------ Elle prenait un morceau de chocolat. 0
He was disloyal, but she was loyal. A--rs-qu’-l-étai---n-idèl-- -ll-----it f----e. A____ q____ é____ i________ e___ é____ f______ A-o-s q-’-l é-a-t i-f-d-l-, e-l- é-a-t f-d-l-. ---------------------------------------------- Alors qu’il était infidèle, elle était fidèle. 0
He was lazy, but she was hard-working. A-ors--u-i----ai--pare-se--,--l-- ét--t-dil-ge-te. A____ q____ é____ p_________ e___ é____ d_________ A-o-s q-’-l é-a-t p-r-s-e-x- e-l- é-a-t d-l-g-n-e- -------------------------------------------------- Alors qu’il était paresseux, elle était diligente. 0
He was poor, but she was rich. A---s -u-i- é-ai- --uvre, -l---é-----r-c-e. A____ q____ é____ p______ e___ é____ r_____ A-o-s q-’-l é-a-t p-u-r-, e-l- é-a-t r-c-e- ------------------------------------------- Alors qu’il était pauvre, elle était riche. 0
He had no money, only debts. Il n----it------’--g--t, -----a- contra--e --s ----es. I_ n______ p__ d________ m___ a_ c________ d__ d______ I- n-a-a-t p-s d-a-g-n-, m-i- a- c-n-r-i-e d-s d-t-e-. ------------------------------------------------------ Il n’avait pas d’argent, mais au contraire des dettes. 0
He had no luck, only bad luck. I- n’a-a-t -as-de ch-n-----a----- c-nt---re de -a-m--c-a--e. I_ n______ p__ d_ c______ m___ a_ c________ d_ l_ m_________ I- n-a-a-t p-s d- c-a-c-, m-i- a- c-n-r-i-e d- l- m-l-h-n-e- ------------------------------------------------------------ Il n’avait pas de chance, mais au contraire de la malchance. 0
He had no success, only failure. Il------it-pa--d--s-ccès,-mai---u c--t----e---s éc-ecs. I_ n______ p__ d_ s______ m___ a_ c________ d__ é______ I- n-a-a-t p-s d- s-c-è-, m-i- a- c-n-r-i-e d-s é-h-c-. ------------------------------------------------------- Il n’avait pas de succès, mais au contraire des échecs. 0
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied. I--n’éta-- --- h-u--ux, --i- -u-cont---r- m-lh-ureux. I_ n______ p__ h_______ m___ a_ c________ m__________ I- n-é-a-t p-s h-u-e-x- m-i- a- c-n-r-i-e m-l-e-r-u-. ----------------------------------------------------- Il n’était pas heureux, mais au contraire malheureux. 0
He was not happy, but sad. I---’-t----pas---a--e-x--m--s -u--o-tra-r--ma-c-a-ceu-. I_ n______ p__ c________ m___ a_ c________ m___________ I- n-é-a-t p-s c-a-c-u-, m-i- a- c-n-r-i-e m-l-h-n-e-x- ------------------------------------------------------- Il n’était pas chanceux, mais au contraire malchanceux. 0
He was not friendly, but unfriendly. I- n’ét-i- --s-sympa-----e- m-i- -- -ontr-ire--nt-pathiq--. I_ n______ p__ s___________ m___ a_ c________ a____________ I- n-é-a-t p-s s-m-a-h-q-e- m-i- a- c-n-r-i-e a-t-p-t-i-u-. ----------------------------------------------------------- Il n’était pas sympathique, mais au contraire antipathique. 0

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