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82 [eighty-two]

Past tense 2

Past tense 2

82 [ochenta y dos]

Pretérito 2

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Did you have to call an ambulance? ¿Tuviste-q-e --d-- --- ---ul----a? ¿_______ q__ p____ u__ a__________ ¿-u-i-t- q-e p-d-r u-a a-b-l-n-i-? ---------------------------------- ¿Tuviste que pedir una ambulancia?
Did you have to call the doctor? ¿Tu---te---e lla-a- -- -é--c-? ¿_______ q__ l_____ a_ m______ ¿-u-i-t- q-e l-a-a- a- m-d-c-? ------------------------------ ¿Tuviste que llamar al médico?
Did you have to call the police? ¿Tu-i--e q---llam-- - l- p----ía? ¿_______ q__ l_____ a l_ p_______ ¿-u-i-t- q-e l-a-a- a l- p-l-c-a- --------------------------------- ¿Tuviste que llamar a la policía?
Do you have the telephone number? I had it just now. ¿T-e-e--u-te-) -l n--ero--- -eléf-n---H-c---n mo-en-o--ún l---e--a. ¿_____ (______ e_ n_____ d_ t________ H___ u_ m______ a__ l_ t_____ ¿-i-n- (-s-e-) e- n-m-r- d- t-l-f-n-? H-c- u- m-m-n-o a-n l- t-n-a- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ¿Tiene (usted) el número de teléfono? Hace un momento aún lo tenía.
Do you have the address? I had it just now. ¿T-e-e-(-sted) -----r----ón- H-c- -- mo-e----a---l- -----. ¿_____ (______ l_ d_________ H___ u_ m______ a__ l_ t_____ ¿-i-n- (-s-e-) l- d-r-c-i-n- H-c- u- m-m-n-o a-n l- t-n-a- ---------------------------------------------------------- ¿Tiene (usted) la dirección? Hace un momento aún la tenía.
Do you have the city map? I had it just now. ¿T-e-e (--t--)-e- p--no -d--la-ciu---)?----- -- --men-- -ún -o--enía. ¿_____ (______ e_ p____ (__ l_ c_______ H___ u_ m______ a__ l_ t_____ ¿-i-n- (-s-e-) e- p-a-o (-e l- c-u-a-)- H-c- u- m-m-n-o a-n l- t-n-a- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ¿Tiene (usted) el plano (de la ciudad)? Hace un momento aún lo tenía.
Did he come on time? He could not come on time. ¿-Él)-llegó-a tiem-o?-No--udo-l-ega--a --e-p-. ¿____ l____ a t______ N_ p___ l_____ a t______ ¿-É-) l-e-ó a t-e-p-? N- p-d- l-e-a- a t-e-p-. ---------------------------------------------- ¿(Él) llegó a tiempo? No pudo llegar a tiempo.
Did he find the way? He could not find the way. ¿En--n-ró--l--a---o- No --d--en-o--r-- el -a-i--. ¿________ e_ c______ N_ p___ e________ e_ c______ ¿-n-o-t-ó e- c-m-n-? N- p-d- e-c-n-r-r e- c-m-n-. ------------------------------------------------- ¿Encontró el camino? No pudo encontrar el camino.
Did he understand you? He could not understand me. ¿-e e--en--ó? -- -e p--o -nt-nd-r. ¿__ e________ N_ m_ p___ e________ ¿-e e-t-n-i-? N- m- p-d- e-t-n-e-. ---------------------------------- ¿Te entendió? No me pudo entender.
Why could you not come on time? ¿--- q-- n- p----te-llegar-- tie---? ¿___ q__ n_ p______ l_____ a t______ ¿-o- q-é n- p-d-s-e l-e-a- a t-e-p-? ------------------------------------ ¿Por qué no pudiste llegar a tiempo?
Why could you not find the way? ¿-or--ué ----udi--e enc-ntr-- ---ca--n-? ¿___ q__ n_ p______ e________ e_ c______ ¿-o- q-é n- p-d-s-e e-c-n-r-r e- c-m-n-? ---------------------------------------- ¿Por qué no pudiste encontrar el camino?
Why could you not understand him? ¿Po----é-no-p--i--e -nt---e-l-? ¿___ q__ n_ p______ e__________ ¿-o- q-é n- p-d-s-e e-t-n-e-l-? ------------------------------- ¿Por qué no pudiste entenderlo?
I could not come on time because there were no buses. N--pu-- -l---r a----m-o-por-ue no ---a----in--n---to-ús. N_ p___ l_____ a t_____ p_____ n_ p_____ n_____ a_______ N- p-d- l-e-a- a t-e-p- p-r-u- n- p-s-b- n-n-ú- a-t-b-s- -------------------------------------------------------- No pude llegar a tiempo porque no pasaba ningún autobús.
I could not find the way because I had no city map. No ---e-e---n---- e- ---i----or--e no-t-----un pl-n-. N_ p___ e________ e_ c_____ p_____ n_ t____ u_ p_____ N- p-d- e-c-n-r-r e- c-m-n- p-r-u- n- t-n-a u- p-a-o- ----------------------------------------------------- No pude encontrar el camino porque no tenía un plano.
I could not understand him because the music was so loud. N- p--e e----------p-r--e-l- --s--a -st--a--e--s--d- alta. N_ p___ e_________ p_____ l_ m_____ e_____ d________ a____ N- p-d- e-t-n-e-l- p-r-u- l- m-s-c- e-t-b- d-m-s-a-o a-t-. ---------------------------------------------------------- No pude entenderlo porque la música estaba demasiado alta.
I had to take a taxi. T-ve-q-----ger -n---x-. T___ q__ c____ u_ t____ T-v- q-e c-g-r u- t-x-. ----------------------- Tuve que coger un taxi.
I had to buy a city map. T-ve-------m--ar-u- --a---(d- -a c---a--. T___ q__ c______ u_ p____ (__ l_ c_______ T-v- q-e c-m-r-r u- p-a-o (-e l- c-u-a-)- ----------------------------------------- Tuve que comprar un plano (de la ciudad).
I had to switch off the radio. Tuv---ue -pag----- -a---. T___ q__ a_____ l_ r_____ T-v- q-e a-a-a- l- r-d-o- ------------------------- Tuve que apagar la radio.

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