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82 [eighty-two]

Past tense 2

Past tense 2

82 [ottantadue]

Passato 2

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Did you have to call an ambulance? H---dov--o c-iamare-l-amb-la--a? H__ d_____ c_______ l___________ H-i d-v-t- c-i-m-r- l-a-b-l-n-a- -------------------------------- Hai dovuto chiamare l’ambulanza? 0
Did you have to call the doctor? H---d--uto c---m--- -l-m--i-o? H__ d_____ c_______ i_ m______ H-i d-v-t- c-i-m-r- i- m-d-c-? ------------------------------ Hai dovuto chiamare il medico? 0
Did you have to call the police? H-i -ov-t- ----m--e-l- -ol-z--? H__ d_____ c_______ l_ p_______ H-i d-v-t- c-i-m-r- l- p-l-z-a- ------------------------------- Hai dovuto chiamare la polizia? 0
Do you have the telephone number? I had it just now. Ha--l---m--o-di---l-fon-? -n --me-t---- c--l’avev-. H_ i_ n_____ d_ t________ U_ m______ f_ c_ l_______ H- i- n-m-r- d- t-l-f-n-? U- m-m-n-o f- c- l-a-e-o- --------------------------------------------------- Ha il numero di telefono? Un momento fa ce l’avevo. 0
Do you have the address? I had it just now. Ha-----d-r------Un----ent---a -------evo. H_ l___________ U_ m______ f_ c_ l_______ H- l-i-d-r-z-o- U- m-m-n-o f- c- l-a-e-o- ----------------------------------------- Ha l’indirizzo? Un momento fa ce l’avevo. 0
Do you have the city map? I had it just now. H--l- ---nta de--- c-tt-- U- --men-- fa--- l-av-vo. H_ l_ p_____ d____ c_____ U_ m______ f_ c_ l_______ H- l- p-a-t- d-l-a c-t-à- U- m-m-n-o f- c- l-a-e-o- --------------------------------------------------- Ha la pianta della città? Un momento fa ce l’avevo. 0
Did he come on time? He could not come on time. È -t-t- -u--u--e- ------r---ci------es-ere-p----ale. È s____ p________ N__ è r_______ a_ e_____ p________ È s-a-o p-n-u-l-? N-n è r-u-c-t- a- e-s-r- p-n-u-l-. ---------------------------------------------------- È stato puntuale? Non è riuscito ad essere puntuale. 0
Did he find the way? He could not find the way. H--------o-la---ra-a--No----usci-a-a ----ar- -a s--ada. H_ t______ l_ s______ N__ r_______ a t______ l_ s______ H- t-o-a-o l- s-r-d-? N-n r-u-c-v- a t-o-a-e l- s-r-d-. ------------------------------------------------------- Ha trovato la strada? Non riusciva a trovare la strada. 0
Did he understand you? He could not understand me. Ti---p-va--N-n--ius---a---c-pirm-. T_ c______ N__ r_______ a c_______ T- c-p-v-? N-n r-u-c-v- a c-p-r-i- ---------------------------------- Ti capiva? Non riusciva a capirmi. 0
Why could you not come on time? P--c-- --- -ei -i-sci-o-----rri---e----------nte? P_____ n__ s__ r_______ a_ a_______ p____________ P-r-h- n-n s-i r-u-c-t- a- a-r-v-r- p-n-u-l-e-t-? ------------------------------------------------- Perché non sei riuscito ad arrivare puntualmente? 0
Why could you not find the way? P-r-h--no--riu---v--a--r-v-r---a---r-da? P_____ n__ r_______ a t______ l_ s______ P-r-h- n-n r-u-c-v- a t-o-a-e l- s-r-d-? ---------------------------------------- Perché non riuscivi a trovare la strada? 0
Why could you not understand him? P----é n---riuscivi------irlo? P_____ n__ r_______ a c_______ P-r-h- n-n r-u-c-v- a c-p-r-o- ------------------------------ Perché non riuscivi a capirlo? 0
I could not come on time because there were no buses. N---s-n- r--s-it- a--arriv--e--un-ua--e-te- per-hé--’---ob-s--o-----iva. N__ s___ r_______ a_ a_______ p____________ p_____ l________ n__ v______ N-n s-n- r-u-c-t- a- a-r-v-r- p-n-u-l-e-t-, p-r-h- l-a-t-b-s n-n v-n-v-. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Non sono riuscito ad arrivare puntualmente, perché l’autobus non veniva. 0
I could not find the way because I had no city map. Non--on--rius--t--a-t-ov--e----st-ad------c-é n-- avev- l----a-ta---ll--città. N__ s___ r_______ a t______ l_ s______ p_____ n__ a____ l_ p_____ d____ c_____ N-n s-n- r-u-c-t- a t-o-a-e l- s-r-d-, p-r-h- n-n a-e-o l- p-a-t- d-l-a c-t-à- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Non sono riuscito a trovare la strada, perché non avevo la pianta della città. 0
I could not understand him because the music was so loud. Non s-n- ri--ci---a ---i-lo, pe-c-- l- --si-a -ra------o al-a. N__ s___ r_______ a c_______ p_____ l_ m_____ e__ t_____ a____ N-n s-n- r-u-c-t- a c-p-r-o- p-r-h- l- m-s-c- e-a t-o-p- a-t-. -------------------------------------------------------------- Non sono riuscito a capirlo, perché la musica era troppo alta. 0
I had to take a taxi. H- dovuto -----e-e--- -a-sì. H_ d_____ p_______ u_ t_____ H- d-v-t- p-e-d-r- u- t-s-ì- ---------------------------- Ho dovuto prendere un tassì. 0
I had to buy a city map. Ho ---u-o-----r-----na----nt- -ella ci--à. H_ d_____ c_______ u__ p_____ d____ c_____ H- d-v-t- c-m-r-r- u-a p-a-t- d-l-a c-t-à- ------------------------------------------ Ho dovuto comprare una pianta della città. 0
I had to switch off the radio. H- --vuto-s----e-e -- r--i-. H_ d_____ s_______ l_ r_____ H- d-v-t- s-e-n-r- l- r-d-o- ---------------------------- Ho dovuto spegnere la radio. 0

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