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82 [eighty-two]

Past tense 2

Past tense 2

82 [ottantadue]

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Did you have to call an ambulance? H-i---v-t---------e--’a-bu-a---? H-- d----- c------- l----------- H-i d-v-t- c-i-m-r- l-a-b-l-n-a- -------------------------------- Hai dovuto chiamare l’ambulanza? 0
Did you have to call the doctor? H-----vu-- c--a-ar- il---dico? H-- d----- c------- i- m------ H-i d-v-t- c-i-m-r- i- m-d-c-? ------------------------------ Hai dovuto chiamare il medico? 0
Did you have to call the police? Ha---ov-------a-----l--poli-ia? H-- d----- c------- l- p------- H-i d-v-t- c-i-m-r- l- p-l-z-a- ------------------------------- Hai dovuto chiamare la polizia? 0
Do you have the telephone number? I had it just now. H- ---n-m--- d--t--e--n-- -- m---nto-fa--e-l’a--vo. H- i- n----- d- t-------- U- m------ f- c- l------- H- i- n-m-r- d- t-l-f-n-? U- m-m-n-o f- c- l-a-e-o- --------------------------------------------------- Ha il numero di telefono? Un momento fa ce l’avevo. 0
Do you have the address? I had it just now. Ha--’-n-iriz-o? ---m-----o f---e l-a-e--. H- l----------- U- m------ f- c- l------- H- l-i-d-r-z-o- U- m-m-n-o f- c- l-a-e-o- ----------------------------------------- Ha l’indirizzo? Un momento fa ce l’avevo. 0
Do you have the city map? I had it just now. Ha-l- --ant--d-l-a--it--? Un----e-t--f---e l’a--v-. H- l- p----- d---- c----- U- m------ f- c- l------- H- l- p-a-t- d-l-a c-t-à- U- m-m-n-o f- c- l-a-e-o- --------------------------------------------------- Ha la pianta della città? Un momento fa ce l’avevo. 0
Did he come on time? He could not come on time. È-st-t- p--t----- No--è-riusc-to ad-es---e--un-u-l-. È s---- p-------- N-- è r------- a- e----- p-------- È s-a-o p-n-u-l-? N-n è r-u-c-t- a- e-s-r- p-n-u-l-. ---------------------------------------------------- È stato puntuale? Non è riuscito ad essere puntuale. 0
Did he find the way? He could not find the way. H--trova-- la -----a? --n-r-usc-va --t-o--r- l--strada. H- t------ l- s------ N-- r------- a t------ l- s------ H- t-o-a-o l- s-r-d-? N-n r-u-c-v- a t-o-a-e l- s-r-d-. ------------------------------------------------------- Ha trovato la strada? Non riusciva a trovare la strada. 0
Did he understand you? He could not understand me. T--cap-va? N-- --usci-- a -ap----. T- c------ N-- r------- a c------- T- c-p-v-? N-n r-u-c-v- a c-p-r-i- ---------------------------------- Ti capiva? Non riusciva a capirmi. 0
Why could you not come on time? Pe--hé --- sei --u---t---d arri-ar--p--tualmente? P----- n-- s-- r------- a- a------- p------------ P-r-h- n-n s-i r-u-c-t- a- a-r-v-r- p-n-u-l-e-t-? ------------------------------------------------- Perché non sei riuscito ad arrivare puntualmente? 0
Why could you not find the way? P----é-n-n--ius---i-a---o-ar- -- st----? P----- n-- r------- a t------ l- s------ P-r-h- n-n r-u-c-v- a t-o-a-e l- s-r-d-? ---------------------------------------- Perché non riuscivi a trovare la strada? 0
Why could you not understand him? P-rché-no- -iusc----a --p-rlo? P----- n-- r------- a c------- P-r-h- n-n r-u-c-v- a c-p-r-o- ------------------------------ Perché non riuscivi a capirlo? 0
I could not come on time because there were no buses. N---s-n- riu---to--d-arri-a-e-pu--u----n--, -er--é l-au--b-s -o- -e-iv-. N-- s--- r------- a- a------- p------------ p----- l-------- n-- v------ N-n s-n- r-u-c-t- a- a-r-v-r- p-n-u-l-e-t-, p-r-h- l-a-t-b-s n-n v-n-v-. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Non sono riuscito ad arrivare puntualmente, perché l’autobus non veniva. 0
I could not find the way because I had no city map. N-- ---o -ius--to-- trov--e--a s-r---- p-r-h- -on--v-v- -- -ian-a -ella--itt-. N-- s--- r------- a t------ l- s------ p----- n-- a---- l- p----- d---- c----- N-n s-n- r-u-c-t- a t-o-a-e l- s-r-d-, p-r-h- n-n a-e-o l- p-a-t- d-l-a c-t-à- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Non sono riuscito a trovare la strada, perché non avevo la pianta della città. 0
I could not understand him because the music was so loud. N-----n- --us-i------api----------é l- -u-i-a-er- tr-ppo a-ta. N-- s--- r------- a c------- p----- l- m----- e-- t----- a---- N-n s-n- r-u-c-t- a c-p-r-o- p-r-h- l- m-s-c- e-a t-o-p- a-t-. -------------------------------------------------------------- Non sono riuscito a capirlo, perché la musica era troppo alta. 0
I had to take a taxi. H- -o-------en-ere un--ass-. H- d----- p------- u- t----- H- d-v-t- p-e-d-r- u- t-s-ì- ---------------------------- Ho dovuto prendere un tassì. 0
I had to buy a city map. H- do-uto ----ra-e --- pi-nt- -e----c----. H- d----- c------- u-- p----- d---- c----- H- d-v-t- c-m-r-r- u-a p-a-t- d-l-a c-t-à- ------------------------------------------ Ho dovuto comprare una pianta della città. 0
I had to switch off the radio. Ho -o---o s-egnere l---adi-. H- d----- s------- l- r----- H- d-v-t- s-e-n-r- l- r-d-o- ---------------------------- Ho dovuto spegnere la radio. 0

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