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81 [eighty-one]

Past tense 1

Past tense 1

81 [einundachtzig]

Vergangenheit 1

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to write s-h-e--en s________ s-h-e-b-n --------- schreiben 0
He wrote a letter. E- sc-rie--ein-- -ri-f. E_ s______ e____ B_____ E- s-h-i-b e-n-n B-i-f- ----------------------- Er schrieb einen Brief. 0
And she wrote a card. Un- s-e -ch-ieb -ine-K-rt-. U__ s__ s______ e___ K_____ U-d s-e s-h-i-b e-n- K-r-e- --------------------------- Und sie schrieb eine Karte. 0
to read le-en l____ l-s-n ----- lesen 0
He read a magazine. Er-las --ne Ill-str-ert-. E_ l__ e___ I____________ E- l-s e-n- I-l-s-r-e-t-. ------------------------- Er las eine Illustrierte. 0
And she read a book. Un- -i- -a- e-n B-c-. U__ s__ l__ e__ B____ U-d s-e l-s e-n B-c-. --------------------- Und sie las ein Buch. 0
to take neh--n n_____ n-h-e- ------ nehmen 0
He took a cigarette. Er n-h---in- Zi-a----e. E_ n___ e___ Z_________ E- n-h- e-n- Z-g-r-t-e- ----------------------- Er nahm eine Zigarette. 0
She took a piece of chocolate. S-e-na---e-n S-ü-- -ch-kol--e. S__ n___ e__ S____ S__________ S-e n-h- e-n S-ü-k S-h-k-l-d-. ------------------------------ Sie nahm ein Stück Schokolade. 0
He was disloyal, but she was loyal. Er--a--un-reu,------si- wa--tre-. E_ w__ u______ a___ s__ w__ t____ E- w-r u-t-e-, a-e- s-e w-r t-e-. --------------------------------- Er war untreu, aber sie war treu. 0
He was lazy, but she was hard-working. E- -a- ---l--a--r-----w-- -l-i--g. E_ w__ f____ a___ s__ w__ f_______ E- w-r f-u-, a-e- s-e w-r f-e-ß-g- ---------------------------------- Er war faul, aber sie war fleißig. 0
He was poor, but she was rich. E- -ar-ar-- --er--ie w-- reic-. E_ w__ a___ a___ s__ w__ r_____ E- w-r a-m- a-e- s-e w-r r-i-h- ------------------------------- Er war arm, aber sie war reich. 0
He had no money, only debts. Er -at-- ke-n ---d--son-e-n -ch-ld--. E_ h____ k___ G____ s______ S________ E- h-t-e k-i- G-l-, s-n-e-n S-h-l-e-. ------------------------------------- Er hatte kein Geld, sondern Schulden. 0
He had no luck, only bad luck. Er ----- -ein-G-ü-k, -o--e-n-Pe--. E_ h____ k___ G_____ s______ P____ E- h-t-e k-i- G-ü-k- s-n-e-n P-c-. ---------------------------------- Er hatte kein Glück, sondern Pech. 0
He had no success, only failure. Er hat-- k-i----E----g, s-nd-rn M-------lg. E_ h____ k_____ E______ s______ M__________ E- h-t-e k-i-e- E-f-l-, s-n-e-n M-s-e-f-l-. ------------------------------------------- Er hatte keinen Erfolg, sondern Misserfolg. 0
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied. E---a- -i-ht -u--iede-, -o-d-r- u--ufrieden. E_ w__ n____ z_________ s______ u___________ E- w-r n-c-t z-f-i-d-n- s-n-e-n u-z-f-i-d-n- -------------------------------------------- Er war nicht zufrieden, sondern unzufrieden. 0
He was not happy, but sad. E- war---c-t -l---lich-----der- u--l-c---ch. E_ w__ n____ g_________ s______ u___________ E- w-r n-c-t g-ü-k-i-h- s-n-e-n u-g-ü-k-i-h- -------------------------------------------- Er war nicht glücklich, sondern unglücklich. 0
He was not friendly, but unfriendly. Er w-r ---h- sy-p-th------son---n -n--mp-thi-ch. E_ w__ n____ s___________ s______ u_____________ E- w-r n-c-t s-m-a-h-s-h- s-n-e-n u-s-m-a-h-s-h- ------------------------------------------------ Er war nicht sympathisch, sondern unsympathisch. 0

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