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81 [eighty-one]

Past tense 1

Past tense 1

81 [ottantuno]

Passato 1

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to write s-r-vere s_______ s-r-v-r- -------- scrivere 0
He wrote a letter. Lu- ha-s--i--o una----t-ra. L__ h_ s______ u__ l_______ L-i h- s-r-t-o u-a l-t-e-a- --------------------------- Lui ha scritto una lettera. 0
And she wrote a card. E--e- -a-s---tt---na --r-ol--a. E l__ h_ s______ u__ c_________ E l-i h- s-r-t-o u-a c-r-o-i-a- ------------------------------- E lei ha scritto una cartolina. 0
to read legg-re l______ l-g-e-e ------- leggere 0
He read a magazine. L-- ---lett- una riv-sta. L__ h_ l____ u__ r_______ L-i h- l-t-o u-a r-v-s-a- ------------------------- Lui ha letto una rivista. 0
And she read a book. E--ei ha-l---o -- -----. E l__ h_ l____ u_ l_____ E l-i h- l-t-o u- l-b-o- ------------------------ E lei ha letto un libro. 0
to take p-endere p_______ p-e-d-r- -------- prendere 0
He took a cigarette. L-i--a---e-o--na s--a--tta. L__ h_ p____ u__ s_________ L-i h- p-e-o u-a s-g-r-t-a- --------------------------- Lui ha preso una sigaretta. 0
She took a piece of chocolate. Lei-h- -re-o -n--------- --occol--o. L__ h_ p____ u_ p____ d_ c__________ L-i h- p-e-o u- p-z-o d- c-o-c-l-t-. ------------------------------------ Lei ha preso un pezzo di cioccolato. 0
He was disloyal, but she was loyal. L-- er-----ed-l-- -- le---r- fe--le. L__ e__ i________ m_ l__ e__ f______ L-i e-a i-f-d-l-, m- l-i e-a f-d-l-. ------------------------------------ Lui era infedele, ma lei era fedele. 0
He was lazy, but she was hard-working. Lu- e-a--i-r-,------i e-a-at-iv-. L__ e__ p_____ m_ l__ e__ a______ L-i e-a p-g-o- m- l-i e-a a-t-v-. --------------------------------- Lui era pigro, ma lei era attiva. 0
He was poor, but she was rich. L-i --- -ove-o,--a l-- -r- ric--. L__ e__ p______ m_ l__ e__ r_____ L-i e-a p-v-r-, m- l-i e-a r-c-a- --------------------------------- Lui era povero, ma lei era ricca. 0
He had no money, only debts. Lu----n av--- -ol------d--it-. L__ n__ a____ s____ m_ d______ L-i n-n a-e-a s-l-i m- d-b-t-. ------------------------------ Lui non aveva soldi ma debiti. 0
He had no luck, only bad luck. L---n-n aveva -o--u-a m-----rt-na. L__ n__ a____ f______ m_ s________ L-i n-n a-e-a f-r-u-a m- s-o-t-n-. ---------------------------------- Lui non aveva fortuna ma sfortuna. 0
He had no success, only failure. Lui --- av--a--ucc-ss--m- --su-ce-so. L__ n__ a____ s_______ m_ i__________ L-i n-n a-e-a s-c-e-s- m- i-s-c-e-s-. ------------------------------------- Lui non aveva successo ma insuccesso. 0
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied. L-- --n--r- con----- ma -----ent-. L__ n__ e__ c_______ m_ s_________ L-i n-n e-a c-n-e-t- m- s-o-t-n-o- ---------------------------------- Lui non era contento ma scontento. 0
He was not happy, but sad. Lu--no----- f---ce----inf-l-c-. L__ n__ e__ f_____ m_ i________ L-i n-n e-a f-l-c- m- i-f-l-c-. ------------------------------- Lui non era felice ma infelice. 0
He was not friendly, but unfriendly. L-i--on-e-a-si---tico ---a--i-a---o. L__ n__ e__ s________ m_ a__________ L-i n-n e-a s-m-a-i-o m- a-t-p-t-c-. ------------------------------------ Lui non era simpatico ma antipatico. 0

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