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88 [eighty-eight]

Past tense of modal verbs 2

Past tense of modal verbs 2

88 [achtundachtzig]

Vergangenheit der Modalverben 2

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My son did not want to play with the doll. M-in -o-n wo-l-- nich- mi---er Pupp- spi----. M___ S___ w_____ n____ m__ d__ P____ s_______ M-i- S-h- w-l-t- n-c-t m-t d-r P-p-e s-i-l-n- --------------------------------------------- Mein Sohn wollte nicht mit der Puppe spielen. 0
My daughter did not want to play football / soccer (am.). Meine-T---te- wollt- n--h- Fu-ba-l-----l-n. M____ T______ w_____ n____ F______ s_______ M-i-e T-c-t-r w-l-t- n-c-t F-ß-a-l s-i-l-n- ------------------------------------------- Meine Tochter wollte nicht Fußball spielen. 0
My wife did not want to play chess with me. M-in- -r-u---llt--n--ht-m-- m-r ---ac--spie-e-. M____ F___ w_____ n____ m__ m__ S_____ s_______ M-i-e F-a- w-l-t- n-c-t m-t m-r S-h-c- s-i-l-n- ----------------------------------------------- Meine Frau wollte nicht mit mir Schach spielen. 0
My children did not want to go for a walk. M---e Ki------o-lt-n-----en-Sp--i-----g-mach-n. M____ K_____ w______ k_____ S__________ m______ M-i-e K-n-e- w-l-t-n k-i-e- S-a-i-r-a-g m-c-e-. ----------------------------------------------- Meine Kinder wollten keinen Spaziergang machen. 0
They did not want to tidy the room. S-----llt-n ---ht--as---mme- -ufr---en. S__ w______ n____ d__ Z_____ a_________ S-e w-l-t-n n-c-t d-s Z-m-e- a-f-ä-m-n- --------------------------------------- Sie wollten nicht das Zimmer aufräumen. 0
They did not want to go to bed. Sie---llte- --c-t------e---gehe-. S__ w______ n____ i__ B___ g_____ S-e w-l-t-n n-c-t i-s B-t- g-h-n- --------------------------------- Sie wollten nicht ins Bett gehen. 0
He was not allowed to eat ice cream. Er--u-fte ---- E-s e----. E_ d_____ k___ E__ e_____ E- d-r-t- k-i- E-s e-s-n- ------------------------- Er durfte kein Eis essen. 0
He was not allowed to eat chocolate. E- ---ft--kein- --h-k--ade --s-n. E_ d_____ k____ S_________ e_____ E- d-r-t- k-i-e S-h-k-l-d- e-s-n- --------------------------------- Er durfte keine Schokolade essen. 0
He was not allowed to eat sweets. Er-d---te kei-e-B--bo-s --sen. E_ d_____ k____ B______ e_____ E- d-r-t- k-i-e B-n-o-s e-s-n- ------------------------------ Er durfte keine Bonbons essen. 0
I was allowed to make a wish. Ich dur-t--m-r-e--a---ü-s-hen. I__ d_____ m__ e____ w________ I-h d-r-t- m-r e-w-s w-n-c-e-. ------------------------------ Ich durfte mir etwas wünschen. 0
I was allowed to buy myself a dress. I-h -u-f-- --r--in Kle-d k--f-n. I__ d_____ m__ e__ K____ k______ I-h d-r-t- m-r e-n K-e-d k-u-e-. -------------------------------- Ich durfte mir ein Kleid kaufen. 0
I was allowed to take a chocolate. Ich-du-ft- -ir-e-n--P---i-e-n-h--n. I__ d_____ m__ e___ P______ n______ I-h d-r-t- m-r e-n- P-a-i-e n-h-e-. ----------------------------------- Ich durfte mir eine Praline nehmen. 0
Were you allowed to smoke in the airplane? Durfte----- i---lu-z----r-u--e-? D_______ d_ i_ F_______ r_______ D-r-t-s- d- i- F-u-z-u- r-u-h-n- -------------------------------- Durftest du im Flugzeug rauchen? 0
Were you allowed to drink beer in the hospital? Dur----t-du-i- Krank-nh-----ier -ri---n? D_______ d_ i_ K__________ B___ t_______ D-r-t-s- d- i- K-a-k-n-a-s B-e- t-i-k-n- ---------------------------------------- Durftest du im Krankenhaus Bier trinken? 0
Were you allowed to take the dog into the hotel? D--f-----d--de- -u-d ----H-tel--itneh---? D_______ d_ d__ H___ i__ H____ m_________ D-r-t-s- d- d-n H-n- i-s H-t-l m-t-e-m-n- ----------------------------------------- Durftest du den Hund ins Hotel mitnehmen? 0
During the holidays the children were allowed to remain outside late. I- ----F--i-n---r---n di---inde- la--e drau--- ---ibe-. I_ d__ F_____ d______ d__ K_____ l____ d______ b_______ I- d-n F-r-e- d-r-t-n d-e K-n-e- l-n-e d-a-ß-n b-e-b-n- ------------------------------------------------------- In den Ferien durften die Kinder lange draußen bleiben. 0
They were allowed to play in the yard for a long time. S-e---rft---lange----H-f --iel-n. S__ d______ l____ i_ H__ s_______ S-e d-r-t-n l-n-e i- H-f s-i-l-n- --------------------------------- Sie durften lange im Hof spielen. 0
They were allowed to stay up late. Si- durft---l-n-----f--e-b--. S__ d______ l____ a__________ S-e d-r-t-n l-n-e a-f-l-i-e-. ----------------------------- Sie durften lange aufbleiben. 0

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