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en Past tense of modal verbs 2   »   lv Modālo darbības vārdu pagātne 2

88 [eighty-eight]

Past tense of modal verbs 2

Past tense of modal verbs 2

88 [astoņdesmit astoņi]

Modālo darbības vārdu pagātne 2

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My son did not want to play with the doll. M--s --ls-----ibēja-sp-l---e--ar le---. M___ d___ n________ s________ a_ l_____ M-n- d-l- n-g-i-ē-a s-ē-ē-i-s a- l-l-i- --------------------------------------- Mans dēls negribēja spēlēties ar lelli. 0
My daughter did not want to play football / soccer (am.). Ma------ta -e--ib-j- sp-lē---utbol-. M___ m____ n________ s_____ f_______ M-n- m-i-a n-g-i-ē-a s-ē-ē- f-t-o-u- ------------------------------------ Mana meita negribēja spēlēt futbolu. 0
My wife did not want to play chess with me. Mana -i-----e-ribē-- -- --ni----l-t š-h-. M___ s____ n________ a_ m___ s_____ š____ M-n- s-e-a n-g-i-ē-a a- m-n- s-ē-ē- š-h-. ----------------------------------------- Mana sieva negribēja ar mani spēlēt šahu. 0
My children did not want to go for a walk. M-ni b--ni--e-r--ē-a ----p--ta--ā--es. M___ b____ n________ i__ p____________ M-n- b-r-i n-g-i-ē-a i-t p-s-a-g-t-e-. -------------------------------------- Mani bērni negribēja iet pastaigāties. 0
They did not want to tidy the room. V-ņi n--rib-ja u------i-t--u. V___ n________ u_____ i______ V-ņ- n-g-i-ē-a u-k-p- i-t-b-. ----------------------------- Viņi negribēja uzkopt istabu. 0
They did not want to go to bed. V-ņi-ne-ri-ēja-iet -ult-. V___ n________ i__ g_____ V-ņ- n-g-i-ē-a i-t g-l-ā- ------------------------- Viņi negribēja iet gultā. 0
He was not allowed to eat ice cream. Vi-- ned---s---- -st ----ēj-m-. V___ n__________ ē__ s_________ V-ņ- n-d-ī-s-ē-a ē-t s-l-ē-u-u- ------------------------------- Viņš nedrīkstēja ēst saldējumu. 0
He was not allowed to eat chocolate. V--- ned-īk-tē---ē-- -ok-----. V___ n__________ ē__ š________ V-ņ- n-d-ī-s-ē-a ē-t š-k-l-d-. ------------------------------ Viņš nedrīkstēja ēst šokolādi. 0
He was not allowed to eat sweets. V--- nedr--s---a ēst------k--s. V___ n__________ ē__ k_________ V-ņ- n-d-ī-s-ē-a ē-t k-n-e-t-s- ------------------------------- Viņš nedrīkstēja ēst konfektes. 0
I was allowed to make a wish. Es d-ī-s-ēju sev -au--ko vēl-t---. E_ d________ s__ k___ k_ v________ E- d-ī-s-ē-u s-v k-u- k- v-l-t-e-. ---------------------------------- Es drīkstēju sev kaut ko vēlēties. 0
I was allowed to buy myself a dress. Es-drī--tēj- no-i--t -ev k-eitu. E_ d________ n______ s__ k______ E- d-ī-s-ē-u n-p-r-t s-v k-e-t-. -------------------------------- Es drīkstēju nopirkt sev kleitu. 0
I was allowed to take a chocolate. Es d--k---ju p-ņemt---k-lā-es-konfek--. E_ d________ p_____ š________ k________ E- d-ī-s-ē-u p-ņ-m- š-k-l-d-s k-n-e-t-. --------------------------------------- Es drīkstēju paņemt šokolādes konfekti. 0
Were you allowed to smoke in the airplane? V-i-tu-d--k---j- l-d----nā ---ķēt? V__ t_ d________ l________ s______ V-i t- d-ī-s-ē-i l-d-a-ī-ā s-ē-ē-? ---------------------------------- Vai tu drīkstēji lidmašīnā smēķēt? 0
Were you allowed to drink beer in the hospital? Va- t--d-īks-ēj- -l-mn--ā -z--t---u? V__ t_ d________ s_______ d____ a___ V-i t- d-ī-s-ē-i s-i-n-c- d-e-t a-u- ------------------------------------ Vai tu drīkstēji slimnīcā dzert alu? 0
Were you allowed to take the dog into the hotel? V-i tu -rī-s-----ņe-t--ī-zi--- --esn-c---u-i? V__ t_ d________ ņ___ l____ u_ v_______ s____ V-i t- d-ī-s-ē-i ņ-m- l-d-i u- v-e-n-c- s-n-? --------------------------------------------- Vai tu drīkstēji ņemt līdzi uz viesnīcu suni? 0
During the holidays the children were allowed to remain outside late. B----ie-ā- b-r-i-drī-stēja---gi palik--ārā. B_________ b____ d________ i___ p_____ ā___ B-ī-d-e-ā- b-r-i d-ī-s-ē-a i-g- p-l-k- ā-ā- ------------------------------------------- Brīvdienās bērni drīkstēja ilgi palikt ārā. 0
They were allowed to play in the yard for a long time. V--i---ī--t----i--i -p-lēt--- p-g--m-. V___ d________ i___ s________ p_______ V-ņ- d-ī-s-ē-a i-g- s-ē-ē-i-s p-g-l-ā- -------------------------------------- Viņi drīkstēja ilgi spēlēties pagalmā. 0
They were allowed to stay up late. Viņ- ---ks-ēj- i-g- -al----n-m-dā. V___ d________ i___ p_____ n______ V-ņ- d-ī-s-ē-a i-g- p-l-k- n-m-d-. ---------------------------------- Viņi drīkstēja ilgi palikt nomodā. 0

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