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87 [eighty-seven]

Past tense of modal verbs 1

Past tense of modal verbs 1

87 [osamdeset i sedam]

Prošlo vrijeme načinskih glagola 1

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We had to water the flowers. Mor--- --o ----ti--v-je--. M_____ s__ z_____ c_______ M-r-l- s-o z-l-t- c-i-e-e- -------------------------- Morali smo zaliti cvijeće. 0
We had to clean the apartment. Morali s-- pos------- s-a-. M_____ s__ p_________ s____ M-r-l- s-o p-s-r-m-t- s-a-. --------------------------- Morali smo pospremiti stan. 0
We had to wash the dishes. M-r--i -mo-o---ti-------. M_____ s__ o_____ p______ M-r-l- s-o o-r-t- p-s-đ-. ------------------------- Morali smo oprati posuđe. 0
Did you have to pay the bill? M--a---ste-p-a-i-i-ra--n? M_____ s__ p______ r_____ M-r-l- s-e p-a-i-i r-č-n- ------------------------- Morali ste platiti račun? 0
Did you have to pay an entrance fee? M----i-s-e----t----ulaz---u? M_____ s__ p______ u________ M-r-l- s-e p-a-i-i u-a-n-c-? ---------------------------- Morali ste platiti ulaznicu? 0
Did you have to pay a fine? Mo--li-s-e---at-t- kazn-? M_____ s__ p______ k_____ M-r-l- s-e p-a-i-i k-z-u- ------------------------- Morali ste platiti kaznu? 0
Who had to say goodbye? T-- -- m-r-o -a-tati? T__ s_ m____ r_______ T-o s- m-r-o r-s-a-i- --------------------- Tko se morao rastati? 0
Who had to go home early? T-- j--morao ići---n--ku-i? T__ j_ m____ i__ r___ k____ T-o j- m-r-o i-i r-n- k-ć-? --------------------------- Tko je morao ići rano kući? 0
Who had to take the train? T---je ------i-i---a---? T__ j_ m____ i__ v______ T-o j- m-r-o i-i v-a-o-? ------------------------ Tko je morao ići vlakom? 0
We did not want to stay long. Ni--o -t-e-----go-o-tat-. N____ h_____ d___ o______ N-s-o h-j-l- d-g- o-t-t-. ------------------------- Nismo htjeli dugo ostati. 0
We did not want to drink anything. Nism- h-je-i-n-št-----i. N____ h_____ n____ p____ N-s-o h-j-l- n-š-a p-t-. ------------------------ Nismo htjeli ništa piti. 0
We did not want to disturb you. Ni-mo -tje----met-ti. N____ h_____ s_______ N-s-o h-j-l- s-e-a-i- --------------------- Nismo htjeli smetati. 0
I just wanted to make a call. B-š--am-ht-o--e-e-o---a--. B__ s__ h___ t____________ B-š s-m h-i- t-l-f-n-r-t-. -------------------------- Baš sam htio telefonirati. 0
I just wanted to call a taxi. H--o-sa--na----t---a---. H___ s__ n_______ t_____ H-i- s-m n-r-č-t- t-k-i- ------------------------ Htio sam naručiti taksi. 0
Actually I wanted to drive home. H-----a---- ----e-o--e-ti-ku--. H___ s__ s_ n____ o______ k____ H-i- s-m s- n-i-e o-v-s-i k-ć-. ------------------------------- Htio sam se naime odvesti kući. 0
I thought you wanted to call your wife. M-s--- --m da-si------n-z-a-- -vo-u -----gu. M_____ s__ d_ s_ h___ n______ s____ s_______ M-s-i- s-m d- s- h-i- n-z-a-i s-o-u s-p-u-u- -------------------------------------------- Mislio sam da si htio nazvati svoju suprugu. 0
I thought you wanted to call information. Mis-io sam--- -i--ti----zvati-i---rm-c---. M_____ s__ d_ s_ h___ n______ i___________ M-s-i- s-m d- s- h-i- n-z-a-i i-f-r-a-i-e- ------------------------------------------ Mislio sam da si htio nazvati informacije. 0
I thought you wanted to order a pizza. M-sl-----m--a-si h-i--n-ruč-ti-p--z-. M_____ s__ d_ s_ h___ n_______ p_____ M-s-i- s-m d- s- h-i- n-r-č-t- p-z-u- ------------------------------------- Mislio sam da si htio naručiti pizzu. 0

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