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85 [eighty-five]

Questions – Past tense 1

Questions – Past tense 1

85 [ottantacinque]

Domande – Passato 1

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How much did you drink? Qu---- -a-be-u--? Q----- h- b------ Q-a-t- h- b-v-t-? ----------------- Quanto ha bevuto? 0
How much did you work? Qu-n-o h--lavo--to? Q----- h- l-------- Q-a-t- h- l-v-r-t-? ------------------- Quanto ha lavorato? 0
How much did you write? Qu-nto--a----it-o? Q----- h- s------- Q-a-t- h- s-r-t-o- ------------------ Quanto ha scritto? 0
How did you sleep? Co-- h---o-mito? C--- h- d------- C-m- h- d-r-i-o- ---------------- Come ha dormito? 0
How did you pass the exam? Com---a --t-- - -u-er-re -’-s--e? C--- h- f---- a s------- l------- C-m- h- f-t-o a s-p-r-r- l-e-a-e- --------------------------------- Come ha fatto a superare l’esame? 0
How did you find the way? Co-- -a-----o-----ov-re-la --rada? C--- h- f---- a t------ l- s------ C-m- h- f-t-o a t-o-a-e l- s-r-d-? ---------------------------------- Come ha fatto a trovare la strada? 0
Who did you speak to? C-n-c-i-ha-par--t-? C-- c-- h- p------- C-n c-i h- p-r-a-o- ------------------- Con chi ha parlato? 0
With whom did you make an appointment? C-n -hi-----res- ----nt---n-o? C-- c-- h- p---- a------------ C-n c-i h- p-e-o a-p-n-a-e-t-? ------------------------------ Con chi ha preso appuntamento? 0
With whom did you celebrate your birthday? Co--c-i--a-feste--------l -om-lea-n-? C-- c-- h- f---------- i- c---------- C-n c-i h- f-s-e-g-a-o i- c-m-l-a-n-? ------------------------------------- Con chi ha festeggiato il compleanno? 0
Where were you? Do--- st-to? D---- s----- D-v-è s-a-o- ------------ Dov’è stato? 0
Where did you live? D-ve--a a-i-at-? D--- h- a------- D-v- h- a-i-a-o- ---------------- Dove ha abitato? 0
Where did you work? Do-e -- l-vor-t-? D--- h- l-------- D-v- h- l-v-r-t-? ----------------- Dove ha lavorato? 0
What did you suggest? Che-c-sa--a c------i---? C-- c--- h- c----------- C-e c-s- h- c-n-i-l-a-o- ------------------------ Che cosa ha consigliato? 0
What did you eat? Ch--cosa-ha man-ia-o? C-- c--- h- m-------- C-e c-s- h- m-n-i-t-? --------------------- Che cosa ha mangiato? 0
What did you come to know? Ch- c----- -e--to --s-p-r-? C-- c--- è v----- a s------ C-e c-s- è v-n-t- a s-p-r-? --------------------------- Che cosa è venuto a sapere? 0
How fast did you drive? A --e-vel-ci---è an--t-? A c-- v------- è a------ A c-e v-l-c-t- è a-d-t-? ------------------------ A che velocità è andato? 0
How long did you fly? Qua--- è--u--to -l vo--? Q----- è d----- i- v---- Q-a-t- è d-r-t- i- v-l-? ------------------------ Quanto è durato il volo? 0
How high did you jump? F--- a-c-- a--e-za - sa-ta--? F--- a c-- a------ è s------- F-n- a c-e a-t-z-a è s-l-a-o- ----------------------------- Fino a che altezza è saltato? 0

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