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82 [eighty-two]

Past tense 2

Past tense 2

82 [vuitanta-dos]

Passat 2

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Did you have to call an ambulance? H-vie--d- ---car----n- a--ulàn-i-? H_____ d_ t_____ a u__ a__________ H-v-e- d- t-u-a- a u-a a-b-l-n-i-? ---------------------------------- Havies de trucar a una ambulància? 0
Did you have to call the doctor? Ha-ies -- ---c---al m----? H_____ d_ t_____ a_ m_____ H-v-e- d- t-u-a- a- m-t-e- -------------------------- Havies de trucar al metge? 0
Did you have to call the police? H-vi-s de truc-- ---a-p---c-a? H_____ d_ t_____ a l_ p_______ H-v-e- d- t-u-a- a l- p-l-c-a- ------------------------------ Havies de trucar a la policia? 0
Do you have the telephone number? I had it just now. T- ---n-m--- d- t-lè--n?-Fa no-r-s-e- -e---. T_ e_ n_____ d_ t_______ F_ n_ r__ e_ t_____ T- e- n-m-r- d- t-l-f-n- F- n- r-s e- t-n-a- -------------------------------------------- Té el número de telèfon? Fa no res el tenia. 0
Do you have the address? I had it just now. T- l-adr--a?--a-no res--a ---i-. T_ l________ F_ n_ r__ l_ t_____ T- l-a-r-ç-? F- n- r-s l- t-n-a- -------------------------------- Té l’adreça? Fa no res la tenia. 0
Do you have the city map? I had it just now. T- e- --a d--la-c---at? F- no res -- -en-a. T_ e_ p__ d_ l_ c______ F_ n_ r__ e_ t_____ T- e- p-a d- l- c-u-a-? F- n- r-s e- t-n-a- ------------------------------------------- Té el pla de la ciutat? Fa no res el tenia. 0
Did he come on time? He could not come on time. Va---nir - l’ho--?----va pode--v-nir - l-h--a. V_ v____ a l______ N_ v_ p____ v____ a l______ V- v-n-r a l-h-r-? N- v- p-d-r v-n-r a l-h-r-. ---------------------------------------------- Va venir a l’hora? No va poder venir a l’hora. 0
Did he find the way? He could not find the way. Que va-tro-ar--l --mí? ----------r ----a---- cam-. Q__ v_ t_____ e_ c____ N_ v_ p____ t_____ e_ c____ Q-e v- t-o-a- e- c-m-? N- v- p-d-r t-o-a- e- c-m-. -------------------------------------------------- Que va trobar el camí? No va poder trobar el camí. 0
Did he understand you? He could not understand me. T----eni-?--o--- po--a -n--n---. T_________ N_ e_ p____ e________ T-e-t-n-a- N- e- p-d-a e-t-n-r-. -------------------------------- T’entenia? No em podia entendre. 0
Why could you not come on time? P-r q-- -- va----de--arr-b---a -’-or-? P__ q__ n_ v__ p____ a______ a l______ P-r q-è n- v-s p-d-r a-r-b-r a l-h-r-? -------------------------------------- Per què no vas poder arribar a l’hora? 0
Why could you not find the way? P-r --è no v-- -ode- tro----el ca-í? P__ q__ n_ v__ p____ t_____ e_ c____ P-r q-è n- v-s p-d-r t-o-a- e- c-m-? ------------------------------------ Per què no vas poder trobar el camí? 0
Why could you not understand him? Pe--què-no--l--o-i-s e-te-d--? P__ q__ n_ e_ p_____ e________ P-r q-è n- e- p-d-e- e-t-n-r-? ------------------------------ Per què no el podies entendre? 0
I could not come on time because there were no buses. No--aig po-er arrib-r-a -’-----per-u- -o a--ven e-s--u-----o-. N_ v___ p____ a______ a l_____ p_____ n_ a_____ e__ a_________ N- v-i- p-d-r a-r-b-r a l-h-r- p-r-u- n- a-a-e- e-s a-t-b-s-s- -------------------------------------------------------------- No vaig poder arribar a l’hora perquè no anaven els autobusos. 0
I could not find the way because I had no city map. N- v-i- --d-- -roba- -l cam-- --rq-------e--a u- --a de la-ciut--. N_ v___ p____ t_____ e_ c____ p_____ n_ t____ u_ p__ d_ l_ c______ N- v-i- p-d-r t-o-a- e- c-m-, p-r-u- n- t-n-a u- p-a d- l- c-u-a-. ------------------------------------------------------------------ No vaig poder trobar el camí, perquè no tenia un pla de la ciutat. 0
I could not understand him because the music was so loud. N--e- --d-- -ntend----er--è -- -ús-c- --ta---m-lt a-t-. N_ e_ p____ e_______ p_____ l_ m_____ e_____ m___ a____ N- e- p-d-a e-t-n-r- p-r-u- l- m-s-c- e-t-v- m-l- a-t-. ------------------------------------------------------- No el podia entendre perquè la música estava molt alta. 0
I had to take a taxi. V-ig -ave--d- ---n-re--n ----. V___ h____ d_ p______ u_ t____ V-i- h-v-r d- p-e-d-e u- t-x-. ------------------------------ Vaig haver de prendre un taxi. 0
I had to buy a city map. V-ig-have--d- -o--ra---n-p-a d- la ---t-t. V___ h____ d_ c______ u_ p__ d_ l_ c______ V-i- h-v-r d- c-m-r-r u- p-a d- l- c-u-a-. ------------------------------------------ Vaig haver de comprar un pla de la ciutat. 0
I had to switch off the radio. V--g hav-- d--pa-a--l- -----. V___ h____ d_______ l_ r_____ V-i- h-v-r d-a-a-a- l- r-d-o- ----------------------------- Vaig haver d’apagar la ràdio. 0

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