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82 [eighty-two]

Past tense 2

Past tense 2

82 [zweiundachtzig]

Vergangenheit 2

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Did you have to call an ambulance? Mus--es---- e-ne- -r--k-n--g-- -u--n? M_______ d_ e____ K___________ r_____ M-s-t-s- d- e-n-n K-a-k-n-a-e- r-f-n- ------------------------------------- Musstest du einen Krankenwagen rufen? 0
Did you have to call the doctor? M-s-te---du-d-n--rz--r----? M_______ d_ d__ A___ r_____ M-s-t-s- d- d-n A-z- r-f-n- --------------------------- Musstest du den Arzt rufen? 0
Did you have to call the police? Mu-ste---du --------z-- ----n? M_______ d_ d__ P______ r_____ M-s-t-s- d- d-e P-l-z-i r-f-n- ------------------------------ Musstest du die Polizei rufen? 0
Do you have the telephone number? I had it just now. H-ben-S-e --e -ele--n--m-er? -e---- ha--e --- -ie -o-h. H____ S__ d__ T_____________ G_____ h____ i__ s__ n____ H-b-n S-e d-e T-l-f-n-u-m-r- G-r-d- h-t-e i-h s-e n-c-. ------------------------------------------------------- Haben Sie die Telefonnummer? Gerade hatte ich sie noch. 0
Do you have the address? I had it just now. Ha-en-Sie d----dresse?--e-a-e ha----ich--i- --c-. H____ S__ d__ A_______ G_____ h____ i__ s__ n____ H-b-n S-e d-e A-r-s-e- G-r-d- h-t-e i-h s-e n-c-. ------------------------------------------------- Haben Sie die Adresse? Gerade hatte ich sie noch. 0
Do you have the city map? I had it just now. H------ie -en-S--d-p--n?-G---d--h---e-ic---h- -o--. H____ S__ d__ S_________ G_____ h____ i__ i__ n____ H-b-n S-e d-n S-a-t-l-n- G-r-d- h-t-e i-h i-n n-c-. --------------------------------------------------- Haben Sie den Stadtplan? Gerade hatte ich ihn noch. 0
Did he come on time? He could not come on time. Ka---- --nktli-h- Er -onnt--n--ht pü--t-ich kom--n. K__ e_ p_________ E_ k_____ n____ p________ k______ K-m e- p-n-t-i-h- E- k-n-t- n-c-t p-n-t-i-h k-m-e-. --------------------------------------------------- Kam er pünktlich? Er konnte nicht pünktlich kommen. 0
Did he find the way? He could not find the way. F-nd er-den-W-g- ----onnt---en W-- n--------d-n. F___ e_ d__ W___ E_ k_____ d__ W__ n____ f______ F-n- e- d-n W-g- E- k-n-t- d-n W-g n-c-t f-n-e-. ------------------------------------------------ Fand er den Weg? Er konnte den Weg nicht finden. 0
Did he understand you? He could not understand me. V--st-nd-e- dich?-----on-te m----ni------r-t---n. V_______ e_ d____ E_ k_____ m___ n____ v_________ V-r-t-n- e- d-c-? E- k-n-t- m-c- n-c-t v-r-t-h-n- ------------------------------------------------- Verstand er dich? Er konnte mich nicht verstehen. 0
Why could you not come on time? War-- konnte-t -u --ch--p-nk--i----om-e-? W____ k_______ d_ n____ p________ k______ W-r-m k-n-t-s- d- n-c-t p-n-t-i-h k-m-e-? ----------------------------------------- Warum konntest du nicht pünktlich kommen? 0
Why could you not find the way? Wa--m -on-te-t------- -e- -i--t--in-e-? W____ k_______ d_ d__ W__ n____ f______ W-r-m k-n-t-s- d- d-n W-g n-c-t f-n-e-? --------------------------------------- Warum konntest du den Weg nicht finden? 0
Why could you not understand him? Waru- -on----t d--ihn ni----vers--hen? W____ k_______ d_ i__ n____ v_________ W-r-m k-n-t-s- d- i-n n-c-t v-r-t-h-n- -------------------------------------- Warum konntest du ihn nicht verstehen? 0
I could not come on time because there were no buses. Ic- -o---e-----t-p--k-l--- -o-me-,----l k-----us--u--. I__ k_____ n____ p________ k______ w___ k___ B__ f____ I-h k-n-t- n-c-t p-n-t-i-h k-m-e-, w-i- k-i- B-s f-h-. ------------------------------------------------------ Ich konnte nicht pünktlich kommen, weil kein Bus fuhr. 0
I could not find the way because I had no city map. I-h-----t----- We- -i----fi---n- we----c- --i--n---a-t---- -atte. I__ k_____ d__ W__ n____ f______ w___ i__ k_____ S________ h_____ I-h k-n-t- d-n W-g n-c-t f-n-e-, w-i- i-h k-i-e- S-a-t-l-n h-t-e- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ich konnte den Weg nicht finden, weil ich keinen Stadtplan hatte. 0
I could not understand him because the music was so loud. I-- k-nn-e-ih- ni-h- v-rst--e-, we-l --- M-si--s--l----w--. I__ k_____ i__ n____ v_________ w___ d__ M____ s_ l___ w___ I-h k-n-t- i-n n-c-t v-r-t-h-n- w-i- d-e M-s-k s- l-u- w-r- ----------------------------------------------------------- Ich konnte ihn nicht verstehen, weil die Musik so laut war. 0
I had to take a taxi. Ic--mus--e-e-n Taxi --h-e-. I__ m_____ e__ T___ n______ I-h m-s-t- e-n T-x- n-h-e-. --------------------------- Ich musste ein Taxi nehmen. 0
I had to buy a city map. Ic- m-s-t---inen ----tp-a- k-u--n. I__ m_____ e____ S________ k______ I-h m-s-t- e-n-n S-a-t-l-n k-u-e-. ---------------------------------- Ich musste einen Stadtplan kaufen. 0
I had to switch off the radio. I-h-m-s------s---d-o a----h-lte-. I__ m_____ d__ R____ a___________ I-h m-s-t- d-s R-d-o a-s-c-a-t-n- --------------------------------- Ich musste das Radio ausschalten. 0

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