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82 [eighty-two]

Past tense 2

Past tense 2

82 [quatre-vingt-deux]

Passé 2

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Did you have to call an ambulance? Tu--eva-- ---e-er--ne---bul-n---? T_ d_____ a______ u__ a________ ? T- d-v-i- a-p-l-r u-e a-b-l-n-e ? --------------------------------- Tu devais appeler une ambulance ? 0
Did you have to call the doctor? Tu-d-v-is a-p-l-r-------e--n-? T_ d_____ a______ l_ m______ ? T- d-v-i- a-p-l-r l- m-d-c-n ? ------------------------------ Tu devais appeler le médecin ? 0
Did you have to call the police? T---e-ais ap--l-- -a--ol-c--? T_ d_____ a______ l_ p_____ ? T- d-v-i- a-p-l-r l- p-l-c- ? ----------------------------- Tu devais appeler la police ? 0
Do you have the telephone number? I had it just now. A-----ous------m-ro-de --l-p-o-- ?-Je-l’------à-l-inst-n-. A________ l_ n_____ d_ t________ ? J_ l______ à l_________ A-e---o-s l- n-m-r- d- t-l-p-o-e ? J- l-a-a-s à l-i-s-a-t- ---------------------------------------------------------- Avez-vous le numéro de téléphone ? Je l’avais à l’instant. 0
Do you have the address? I had it just now. Avez----- l’a-r-s---- Je l’a------ l’--s-an-. A________ l________ ? J_ l______ à l_________ A-e---o-s l-a-r-s-e ? J- l-a-a-s à l-i-s-a-t- --------------------------------------------- Avez-vous l’adresse ? Je l’avais à l’instant. 0
Do you have the city map? I had it just now. Ave--v--s -- -l---d- la ville---Je l------ à----n---nt. A________ l_ p___ d_ l_ v____ ? J_ l______ à l_________ A-e---o-s l- p-a- d- l- v-l-e ? J- l-a-a-s à l-i-s-a-t- ------------------------------------------------------- Avez-vous le plan de la ville ? Je l’avais à l’instant. 0
Did he come on time? He could not come on time. V-n-it-i- ---’-eur--?--l -- --u---t p-s-ve----à --h--r-. V________ à l______ ? I_ n_ p______ p__ v____ à l_______ V-n-i---l à l-h-u-e ? I- n- p-u-a-t p-s v-n-r à l-h-u-e- -------------------------------------------------------- Venait-il à l’heure ? Il ne pouvait pas venir à l’heure. 0
Did he find the way? He could not find the way. Tr-----t-il le---em---? Il -e -ou--it-p-s -ro--e---e -h---n. T__________ l_ c_____ ? I_ n_ p______ p__ t______ l_ c______ T-o-v-i---l l- c-e-i- ? I- n- p-u-a-t p-s t-o-v-r l- c-e-i-. ------------------------------------------------------------ Trouvait-il le chemin ? Il ne pouvait pas trouver le chemin. 0
Did he understand you? He could not understand me. T--c-m-rena---i--- ---ne--ou-ai------me-----r-n---. T_ c____________ ? I_ n_ p______ p__ m_ c__________ T- c-m-r-n-i---l ? I- n- p-u-a-t p-s m- c-m-r-n-r-. --------------------------------------------------- Te comprenait-il ? Il ne pouvait pas me comprendre. 0
Why could you not come on time? P--rq-o- n- po--a-s-t----s -en-- - -’h-ure-? P_______ n_ p_________ p__ v____ à l______ ? P-u-q-o- n- p-u-a-s-t- p-s v-n-r à l-h-u-e ? -------------------------------------------- Pourquoi ne pouvais-tu pas venir à l’heure ? 0
Why could you not find the way? P-u--uoi--e-p--v-i--tu --- trouver l--c--min-? P_______ n_ p_________ p__ t______ l_ c_____ ? P-u-q-o- n- p-u-a-s-t- p-s t-o-v-r l- c-e-i- ? ---------------------------------------------- Pourquoi ne pouvais-tu pas trouver le chemin ? 0
Why could you not understand him? P-urq--- ne --u-ais--- ----le-c----en-re-? P_______ n_ p_________ p__ l_ c_________ ? P-u-q-o- n- p-u-a-s-t- p-s l- c-m-r-n-r- ? ------------------------------------------ Pourquoi ne pouvais-tu pas le comprendre ? 0
I could not come on time because there were no buses. Je ne -o---i- p-s ê----à -’he--e-p-r---q-’----n b-- n- ci-c-la-t. J_ n_ p______ p__ ê___ à l______ p____ q_______ b__ n_ c_________ J- n- p-u-a-s p-s ê-r- à l-h-u-e p-r-e q-’-u-u- b-s n- c-r-u-a-t- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Je ne pouvais pas être à l’heure parce qu’aucun bus ne circulait. 0
I could not find the way because I had no city map. J--n- p-u---- p-s --o-ve- -e--he-i---p--ce--------n’---is pas -- -l-- -e-vil-e. J_ n_ p______ p__ t______ l_ c______ p____ q__ j_ n______ p__ d_ p___ d_ v_____ J- n- p-u-a-s p-s t-o-v-r l- c-e-i-, p-r-e q-e j- n-a-a-s p-s d- p-a- d- v-l-e- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Je ne pouvais pas trouver le chemin, parce que je n’avais pas de plan de ville. 0
I could not understand him because the music was so loud. J- -- ----a-s---s l- c-m-re---- --rc- q-e--a-----q----ta-t t-op fo-t-. J_ n_ p______ p__ l_ c_________ p____ q__ l_ m______ é____ t___ f_____ J- n- p-u-a-s p-s l- c-m-r-n-r- p-r-e q-e l- m-s-q-e é-a-t t-o- f-r-e- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Je ne pouvais pas le comprendre parce que la musique était trop forte. 0
I had to take a taxi. Je--ev--s -re-d---u- taxi. J_ d_____ p______ u_ t____ J- d-v-i- p-e-d-e u- t-x-. -------------------------- Je devais prendre un taxi. 0
I had to buy a city map. Je -e-ai- a-h--e--u--pla- d--vill-. J_ d_____ a______ u_ p___ d_ v_____ J- d-v-i- a-h-t-r u- p-a- d- v-l-e- ----------------------------------- Je devais acheter un plan de ville. 0
I had to switch off the radio. Je---vai----e--dre-la r-dio. J_ d_____ é_______ l_ r_____ J- d-v-i- é-e-n-r- l- r-d-o- ---------------------------- Je devais éteindre la radio. 0

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