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81 [eighty-one]

Past tense 1

Past tense 1

81 [eenentachtig]

Verleden tijd 1

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to write sc-r-jven s________ s-h-i-v-n --------- schrijven 0
He wrote a letter. H---s-h-e-f -e- b-ie-. H__ s______ e__ b_____ H-j s-h-e-f e-n b-i-f- ---------------------- Hij schreef een brief. 0
And she wrote a card. E- ----s-hr----een -aa-t. E_ z__ s______ e__ k_____ E- z-j s-h-e-f e-n k-a-t- ------------------------- En zij schreef een kaart. 0
to read l-z-n l____ l-z-n ----- lezen 0
He read a magazine. Hi----s e-n --j--chr-ft. H__ l__ e__ t___________ H-j l-s e-n t-j-s-h-i-t- ------------------------ Hij las een tijdschrift. 0
And she read a book. En-zi- ------n--oek. E_ z__ l__ e__ b____ E- z-j l-s e-n b-e-. -------------------- En zij las een boek. 0
to take n--en n____ n-m-n ----- nemen 0
He took a cigarette. H-----m--e- s-garet. H__ n__ e__ s_______ H-j n-m e-n s-g-r-t- -------------------- Hij nam een sigaret. 0
She took a piece of chocolate. Z-- nam -e- -tuk ch----a. Z__ n__ e__ s___ c_______ Z-j n-m e-n s-u- c-o-o-a- ------------------------- Zij nam een stuk chocola. 0
He was disloyal, but she was loyal. Hij w-- o-tro--- m-ar --j---s-t-ou-. H__ w__ o_______ m___ z__ w__ t_____ H-j w-s o-t-o-w- m-a- z-j w-s t-o-w- ------------------------------------ Hij was ontrouw, maar zij was trouw. 0
He was lazy, but she was hard-working. Hij --- -u-- maar zij -a--i-ve-i-. H__ w__ l___ m___ z__ w__ i_______ H-j w-s l-i- m-a- z-j w-s i-v-r-g- ---------------------------------- Hij was lui, maar zij was ijverig. 0
He was poor, but she was rich. Hij was -r---m--- --- ----ri--. H__ w__ a___ m___ z__ w__ r____ H-j w-s a-m- m-a- z-j w-s r-j-. ------------------------------- Hij was arm, maar zij was rijk. 0
He had no money, only debts. H-j---d -e-n -e-d,-ma--------de-. H__ h__ g___ g____ m___ s________ H-j h-d g-e- g-l-, m-a- s-h-l-e-. --------------------------------- Hij had geen geld, maar schulden. 0
He had no luck, only bad luck. H---had--e-n g----, -aa--pe--. H__ h__ g___ g_____ m___ p____ H-j h-d g-e- g-l-k- m-a- p-c-. ------------------------------ Hij had geen geluk, maar pech. 0
He had no success, only failure. Hij-h----e-n---c--s, m--r te-e-----. H__ h__ g___ s______ m___ t_________ H-j h-d g-e- s-c-e-, m-a- t-g-n-l-g- ------------------------------------ Hij had geen succes, maar tegenslag. 0
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied. Hij---s-n--t te-red-n- m--- o---v---e-. H__ w__ n___ t________ m___ o__________ H-j w-s n-e- t-v-e-e-, m-a- o-t-v-e-e-. --------------------------------------- Hij was niet tevreden, maar ontevreden. 0
He was not happy, but sad. Hij-w----i-- -e-u-ki------r--n-elu--i-. H__ w__ n___ g________ m___ o__________ H-j w-s n-e- g-l-k-i-, m-a- o-g-l-k-i-. --------------------------------------- Hij was niet gelukkig, maar ongelukkig. 0
He was not friendly, but unfriendly. Hi- ------e- s-m-ath---, m--r-on-y----h-ek. H__ w__ n___ s__________ m___ o____________ H-j w-s n-e- s-m-a-h-e-, m-a- o-s-m-a-h-e-. ------------------------------------------- Hij was niet sympathiek, maar onsympathiek. 0

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