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85 [eighty-five]

Questions – Past tense 1

Questions – Past tense 1

85 [ochenta y cinco]

Preguntas – Pretérito 1

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How much did you drink? ¿-u-n-o ha b----o (uste--? ¿------ h- b----- (------- ¿-u-n-o h- b-b-d- (-s-e-)- -------------------------- ¿Cuánto ha bebido (usted)?
How much did you work? ¿Cuánt- ---t--bajad- (--t---? ¿------ h- t-------- (------- ¿-u-n-o h- t-a-a-a-o (-s-e-)- ----------------------------- ¿Cuánto ha trabajado (usted)?
How much did you write? ¿C---t--ha-es-r-t- (--t--)? ¿------ h- e------ (------- ¿-u-n-o h- e-c-i-o (-s-e-)- --------------------------- ¿Cuánto ha escrito (usted)?
How did you sleep? ¿C--------or-i------ted-? ¿---- h- d------ (------- ¿-ó-o h- d-r-i-o (-s-e-)- ------------------------- ¿Cómo ha dormido (usted)?
How did you pass the exam? ¿Co----é---t--ha --r-bado--u-ted) -- e-am-n? ¿--- q-- n--- h- a------- (------ e- e------ ¿-o- q-é n-t- h- a-r-b-d- (-s-e-) e- e-a-e-? -------------------------------------------- ¿Con qué nota ha aprobado (usted) el examen?
How did you find the way? ¿-ómo-h- enco-t---o (--t-----l-ca--n-? ¿---- h- e--------- (------ e- c------ ¿-ó-o h- e-c-n-r-d- (-s-e-) e- c-m-n-? -------------------------------------- ¿Cómo ha encontrado (usted) el camino?
Who did you speak to? ¿C-n-q---- ---h--l----(-st--)? ¿--- q---- h- h------ (------- ¿-o- q-i-n h- h-b-a-o (-s-e-)- ------------------------------ ¿Con quién ha hablado (usted)?
With whom did you make an appointment? ¿--n-qui-n -e ha------o? ¿--- q---- s- h- c------ ¿-o- q-i-n s- h- c-t-d-? ------------------------ ¿Con quién se ha citado?
With whom did you celebrate your birthday? ¿C-n q--é- -a -e-e---d--su---mpl--ños--u---d)? ¿--- q---- h- c-------- s- c--------- (------- ¿-o- q-i-n h- c-l-b-a-o s- c-m-l-a-o- (-s-e-)- ---------------------------------------------- ¿Con quién ha celebrado su cumpleaños (usted)?
Where were you? ¿D-n----- e-tad--(--ted-? ¿----- h- e----- (------- ¿-ó-d- h- e-t-d- (-s-e-)- ------------------------- ¿Dónde ha estado (usted)?
Where did you live? ¿Dó--- h--v-v--o-(-ste-)? ¿----- h- v----- (------- ¿-ó-d- h- v-v-d- (-s-e-)- ------------------------- ¿Dónde ha vivido (usted)?
Where did you work? ¿D-nde -a--r---j-d- ---t--)? ¿----- h- t-------- (------- ¿-ó-d- h- t-a-a-a-o (-s-e-)- ---------------------------- ¿Dónde ha trabajado (usted)?
What did you suggest? ¿Q-é h- r--omend-d- (u-----? ¿--- h- r---------- (------- ¿-u- h- r-c-m-n-a-o (-s-e-)- ---------------------------- ¿Qué ha recomendado (usted)?
What did you eat? ¿--- ha--o-i-o -u-t-d)? ¿--- h- c----- (------- ¿-u- h- c-m-d- (-s-e-)- ----------------------- ¿Qué ha comido (usted)?
What did you come to know? ¿D- -ué-se-ha e-terado------d)? ¿-- q-- s- h- e------- (------- ¿-e q-é s- h- e-t-r-d- (-s-e-)- ------------------------------- ¿De qué se ha enterado (usted)?
How fast did you drive? ¿A-qu------c-da--ha-c-ndu---o -us--d)? ¿- q-- v-------- h- c-------- (------- ¿- q-é v-l-c-d-d h- c-n-u-i-o (-s-e-)- -------------------------------------- ¿A qué velocidad ha conducido (usted)?
How long did you fly? ¿-uánt---h-r-- ha v-lad- ------)? ¿------- h---- h- v----- (------- ¿-u-n-a- h-r-s h- v-l-d- (-s-e-)- --------------------------------- ¿Cuántas horas ha volado (usted)?
How high did you jump? ¿H-s-a-q-é-altura--a --l---o (-s-ed-? ¿----- q-- a----- h- s------ (------- ¿-a-t- q-é a-t-r- h- s-l-a-o (-s-e-)- ------------------------------------- ¿Hasta qué altura ha saltado (usted)?

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