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81 [eighty-one]

Past tense 1

Past tense 1

81 [osiemdziesiąt jeden]

Przeszłość 1

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to write pi-ać p____ p-s-ć ----- pisać 0
He wrote a letter. O---i--ł li--. O_ p____ l____ O- p-s-ł l-s-. -------------- On pisał list. 0
And she wrote a card. A -na-pi-ała-k-rt--. A o__ p_____ k______ A o-a p-s-ł- k-r-k-. -------------------- A ona pisała kartkę. 0
to read c--t-ć c_____ c-y-a- ------ czytać 0
He read a magazine. O- c---ał-k-loro-e c-a--pi-m-. O_ c_____ k_______ c__________ O- c-y-a- k-l-r-w- c-a-o-i-m-. ------------------------------ On czytał kolorowe czasopismo. 0
And she read a book. A -n--c-ytał- --iąż-ę. A o__ c______ k_______ A o-a c-y-a-a k-i-ż-ę- ---------------------- A ona czytała książkę. 0
to take w--ąć w____ w-i-ć ----- wziąć 0
He took a cigarette. On -zią- -ap--ros-. O_ w____ p_________ O- w-i-ł p-p-e-o-a- ------------------- On wziął papierosa. 0
She took a piece of chocolate. On-----ęła ko-t-----ek--a--. O__ w_____ k_____ c_________ O-a w-i-ł- k-s-k- c-e-o-a-y- ---------------------------- Ona wzięła kostkę czekolady. 0
He was disloyal, but she was loyal. O- b----i-wier-y,-al--o-a-b--a wie--a. O_ b__ n_________ a__ o__ b___ w______ O- b-ł n-e-i-r-y- a-e o-a b-ł- w-e-n-. -------------------------------------- On był niewierny, ale ona była wierna. 0
He was lazy, but she was hard-working. On-b-- -en-wy- a-e--n- -yła----c---ta. O_ b__ l______ a__ o__ b___ p_________ O- b-ł l-n-w-, a-e o-a b-ł- p-a-o-i-a- -------------------------------------- On był leniwy, ale ona była pracowita. 0
He was poor, but she was rich. O----- -i-d--- -l- o----y-a bog-ta. O_ b__ b______ a__ o__ b___ b______ O- b-ł b-e-n-, a-e o-a b-ł- b-g-t-. ----------------------------------- On był biedny, ale ona była bogata. 0
He had no money, only debts. On---e--i-- --eniędz-,---c- -ł--i. O_ n__ m___ p_________ l___ d_____ O- n-e m-a- p-e-i-d-y- l-c- d-u-i- ---------------------------------- On nie miał pieniędzy, lecz długi. 0
He had no luck, only bad luck. On ni--m-ał s--zęś---- -e-----ch-. O_ n__ m___ s_________ l___ p_____ O- n-e m-a- s-c-ę-c-a- l-c- p-c-a- ---------------------------------- On nie miał szczęścia, lecz pecha. 0
He had no success, only failure. On-n-e-miał sukces--- l--- ni-po-od---i-. O_ n__ m___ s________ l___ n_____________ O- n-e m-a- s-k-e-ó-, l-c- n-e-o-o-z-n-a- ----------------------------------------- On nie miał sukcesów, lecz niepowodzenia. 0
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied. O---i- by--za-ow--ony--l--z-ni--a-owo-o--. O_ n__ b__ z__________ l___ n_____________ O- n-e b-ł z-d-w-l-n-, l-c- n-e-a-o-o-o-y- ------------------------------------------ On nie był zadowolony, lecz niezadowolony. 0
He was not happy, but sad. On---e-by--s--zę---w-- -ec--n-e--cz-ś---y. O_ n__ b__ s__________ l___ n_____________ O- n-e b-ł s-c-ę-l-w-, l-c- n-e-z-z-ś-i-y- ------------------------------------------ On nie był szczęśliwy, lecz nieszczęśliwy. 0
He was not friendly, but unfriendly. O- --- --- --mp-t-cz-y, l-c- --es-mpa--cz-y. O_ n__ b__ s___________ l___ n______________ O- n-e b-ł s-m-a-y-z-y- l-c- n-e-y-p-t-c-n-. -------------------------------------------- On nie był sympatyczny, lecz niesympatyczny. 0

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