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Past tense 1

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to write	写字--写写字，书写 0 xi---- s----ě xiězì, shūxiě	+ More Languages Click on a flag! to write 写字，书写 xiězì, shūxiě AR Audio يكتب‬ DE Audio schreiben ES Audio escribir FR Audio écrire IT Audio scrivere RU Audio Писать
He wrote a letter.	他写- 一- 信。他写了一封信。 0 tā x---- y- f--- x--. tā xiěle yī fēng xìn.	+ More Languages Click on a flag! He wrote a letter. 他写了一封信。 tā xiěle yī fēng xìn. AR Audio ‫هو كتب رسالة.‬ DE Audio Er schrieb einen Brief. ES Audio Él escribió una carta. FR Audio Il écrivait une lettre. IT Audio Lui ha Scritto una lettera. RU Audio Он писал письмо.
And she wrote a card.	她写- 一- 明-- 。她写了一个明信片。 0 Tā x---- y- g- m----------. Tā xiěle yī gè míngxìnpiàn.	+ More Languages Click on a flag! And she wrote a card. 她写了一个明信片。 Tā xiěle yī gè míngxìnpiàn. AR Audio ‫وهي كتبت بطاقة.‬ DE Audio Und sie schrieb eine Karte. ES Audio Y ella escribió una postal. FR Audio Et elle écrivait une carte. IT Audio E lei ha scritto una cartolina. RU Audio А она писала открытку.

to read	读书--书读书，看书 0 Dú---- k----ū Dúshū, kànshū	+ More Languages Click on a flag! to read 读书，看书 Dúshū, kànshū AR Audio يقرأ‬ DE Audio lesen ES Audio leer FR Audio lire IT Audio leggere RU Audio Читать
He read a magazine.	他读- 一- 画- 。他读了一本画报。 0 tā d--- y- b-- h-----. tā dúle yī běn huàbào.	+ More Languages Click on a flag! He read a magazine. 他读了一本画报。 tā dúle yī běn huàbào. AR Audio ‫هو قرأ مجلة.‬ DE Audio Er las eine Illustrierte. ES Audio Él leyó una revista. FR Audio Il lisait un magazine. IT Audio Lui ha letto una rivista. RU Audio Он читал цветной журнал.
And she read a book.	她读- 一- 书。她读了一本书。 0 Tā d--- y- b-- s--. Tā dúle yī běn shū.	+ More Languages Click on a flag! And she read a book. 她读了一本书。 Tā dúle yī běn shū. AR Audio ‫وهي قرأت كتاباً.‬ DE Audio Und sie las ein Buch. ES Audio Y ella leyó un libro. FR Audio Et elle lisait un livre. IT Audio E lei ha letto un libro. RU Audio А она читала книгу.

to take	拿，-----------坐拿，取，收到，吃，用，乘，坐 0 Ná- q-- s--- d--- c--- y---- c----- z-ò Ná, qǔ, shōu dào, chī, yòng, chéng, zuò	+ More Languages Click on a flag! to take 拿，取，收到，吃，用，乘，坐 Ná, qǔ, shōu dào, chī, yòng, chéng, zuò AR Audio يأخذ DE Audio nehmen ES Audio coger / tomar, agarrar (am.) FR Audio prendre IT Audio prendere RU Audio Брать
He took a cigarette.	他吸/抽了一- 香- 。他吸/抽了一支香烟。 0 tā x-/ c----- y- z-- x-------. tā xī/ chōule yī zhī xiāngyān.	+ More Languages Click on a flag! He took a cigarette. 他吸/抽了一支香烟。 tā xī/ chōule yī zhī xiāngyān. AR Audio ‫هو أخذ سيجارة.‬ DE Audio Er nahm eine Zigarette. ES Audio Él cogió un cigarrillo. FR Audio Il prenait une cigarette. IT Audio Lui ha preso una sigaretta. RU Audio Он взял сигарету.
She took a piece of chocolate.	她吃- 一- 巧-- 。她吃了一块巧克力。 0 Tā c---- y----- q-------. Tā chīle yīkuài qiǎokèlì.	+ More Languages Click on a flag! She took a piece of chocolate. 她吃了一块巧克力。 Tā chīle yīkuài qiǎokèlì. AR Audio ‫وهي أخذت قطعة شوكولا.‬ DE Audio Sie nahm ein Stück Schokolade. ES Audio Ella cogió un trozo de chocolate. FR Audio Elle prenait un morceau de chocolat. IT Audio Lei ha preso un pezzo di cioccolato. RU Audio Она взяла кусок шоколада.

He was disloyal, but she was loyal.	他对- 不--- 但- 她对- 忠- 。他对她不忠诚，但是她对他忠诚。 0 Tā d-- t- b- z---------- d----- t- d-- t- z---------. Tā duì tā bù zhōngchéng, dànshì tā duì tā zhōngchéng.	+ More Languages Click on a flag! He was disloyal, but she was loyal. 他对她不忠诚，但是她对他忠诚。 Tā duì tā bù zhōngchéng, dànshì tā duì tā zhōngchéng. AR Audio ‫هو كان غير مخلص، أما هي فكانت مخلصة.‬ DE Audio Er war untreu, aber sie war treu. ES Audio Él era infiel, pero ella era fiel. FR Audio Alors qu’il était infidèle, elle était fidèle. IT Audio Lui era infedele, ma lei era fedele. RU Audio Он был неверен, а она была верна.
He was lazy, but she was hard-working.	他很-- 但- 她勤- 。他很懒，但是她勤劳。 0 Tā h-- l--- d----- t- q-----. Tā hěn lǎn, dànshì tā qínláo.	+ More Languages Click on a flag! He was lazy, but she was hard-working. 他很懒，但是她勤劳。 Tā hěn lǎn, dànshì tā qínláo. AR Audio ‫هو كان كسولاً، أما هي فكانت مجتهدة.‬ DE Audio Er war faul, aber sie war fleißig. ES Audio Él era un holgazán, pero ella era trabajadora. FR Audio Alors qu’il était paresseux, elle était diligente. IT Audio Lui era pigro, ma lei era attiva. RU Audio Он был ленивым, а она была прилежной.
He was poor, but she was rich.	他很-- 但- 她有- 。他很穷，但是她有钱。 0 Tā h-- q----- d----- t- y-- q---. Tā hěn qióng, dànshì tā yǒu qián.	+ More Languages Click on a flag! He was poor, but she was rich. 他很穷，但是她有钱。 Tā hěn qióng, dànshì tā yǒu qián. AR Audio ‫هو كان فقيراً، أما هي فكانت غنية.‬ DE Audio Er war arm, aber sie war reich. ES Audio Él era pobre, pero ella era rica. FR Audio Alors qu’il était pauvre, elle était riche. IT Audio Lui era povero, ma lei era ricca. RU Audio Он был бедным, а она была богатой.

He had no money, only debts.	他没- 钱- 还- 债- 。他没有钱，还有债务。 0 Tā m----- q---- h-- y-- z-----. Tā méiyǒu qián, hái yǒu zhàiwù.	+ More Languages Click on a flag! He had no money, only debts. 他没有钱，还有债务。 Tā méiyǒu qián, hái yǒu zhàiwù. AR Audio ‫لم يكن لديه مال، وإنما ديون.‬ DE Audio Er hatte kein Geld, sondern Schulden. ES Audio Él no tenía dinero, sino deudas. FR Audio Il n’avait pas d’argent, mais au contraire des dettes. IT Audio Lui non aveva soldi ma debiti. RU Audio У него не было денег, а только долги.
He had no luck, only bad luck.	他没- 好--- 还很-- 。他没有好运气，还很倒霉。 0 Tā m-------- y----- h-- h-- d-----. Tā méiyǒuhǎo yùnqì, hái hěn dǎoméi.	+ More Languages Click on a flag! He had no luck, only bad luck. 他没有好运气，还很倒霉。 Tā méiyǒuhǎo yùnqì, hái hěn dǎoméi. AR Audio ‫لم يكن محظوظاً، وإنما منحوساً.‬ DE Audio Er hatte kein Glück, sondern Pech. ES Audio Él no tenía buena suerte, sino mala suerte. FR Audio Il n’avait pas de chance, mais au contraire de la malchance. IT Audio Lui non aveva fortuna ma sfortuna. RU Audio Он не был удачлив, а был неудачлив.
He had no success, only failure.	他没成-- 还很-- 。他没成功，还很失败。 0 Tā m- c--------- h-- h-- s-----. Tā mò chénggōng, hái hěn shībài.	+ More Languages Click on a flag! He had no success, only failure. 他没成功，还很失败。 Tā mò chénggōng, hái hěn shībài. AR Audio ‫لم يكن ناجحاً، وإنما فاشلاً.‬ DE Audio Er hatte keinen Erfolg, sondern Misserfolg. ES Audio Él no tenía éxitos, sino fracasos. FR Audio Il n’avait pas de succès, mais au contraire des échecs. IT Audio Lui non aveva successo ma insuccesso. RU Audio Он не был успешен, а был неуспешен.

He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied.	他不满-- 而- 很--- 。他不满意，而且很不满足。 0 Tā b- m----- é---- h-- b- m----. Tā bù mǎnyì, érqiě hěn bù mǎnzú.	+ More Languages Click on a flag! He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied. 他不满意，而且很不满足。 Tā bù mǎnyì, érqiě hěn bù mǎnzú. AR Audio ‫لم يكن مسروراً، وإنما مستاءاً.‬ DE Audio Er war nicht zufrieden, sondern unzufrieden. ES Audio Él no estaba satisfecho, sino insatisfecho. FR Audio Il n’était pas heureux, mais au contraire malheureux. IT Audio Lui non era contento ma scontento. RU Audio Он не был доволен, а был недоволен.
He was not happy, but sad.	他不--- 而- 很--- 。他不开心, 而且很不幸福。 0 Tā b- k------ é---- h-- b- x-----. Tā bù kāixīn, érqiě hěn bù xìngfú.	+ More Languages Click on a flag! He was not happy, but sad. 他不开心, 而且很不幸福。 Tā bù kāixīn, érqiě hěn bù xìngfú. AR Audio ‫لم يكن سعيداً، وإنما يائساً.‬ DE Audio Er war nicht glücklich, sondern unglücklich. ES Audio Él no era feliz, sino infeliz. FR Audio Il n’était pas chanceux, mais au contraire malchanceux. IT Audio Lui non era felice ma infelice. RU Audio Он не был счастлив, а был несчастен.
He was not friendly, but unfriendly.	他让- 没- 好-- 而- 惹-- 。他让人没有好感, 而且惹人厌。 0 Tā r--- r-- m----- h------ é---- r- r-- y--. Tā ràng rén méiyǒu hǎogǎn, érqiě rě rén yàn.	+ More Languages Click on a flag! He was not friendly, but unfriendly. 他让人没有好感, 而且惹人厌。 Tā ràng rén méiyǒu hǎogǎn, érqiě rě rén yàn. AR Audio ‫لم يكن ظريفاً، وإنما ثقيل الظل.‬ DE Audio Er war nicht sympathisch, sondern unsympathisch. ES Audio Él no era simpático, sino antipático. FR Audio Il n’était pas sympathique, mais au contraire antipathique. IT Audio Lui non era simpatico ma antipatico. RU Audio Он не был симпатичным, а был несимпатичным.

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