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Past tense 2

Past tense 2

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Did you have to call an ambulance? Mu--- s- z------ s------? Musel si zavolať sanitku? 0 +
Did you have to call the doctor? Mu--- s- z------ l-----? Musel si zavolať lekára? 0 +
Did you have to call the police? Mu--- s- z------ p------? Musel si zavolať políciu? 0 +
     
Do you have the telephone number? I had it just now. Má-- t-------- č----? P--- c------ s-- h- e--- m--. Máte telefónne číslo? Pred chvíľou som ho ešte mal. 0 +
Do you have the address? I had it just now. Má-- a-----? P--- c------ s-- j- e--- m--. Máte adresu? Pred chvíľou som ju ešte mal. 0 +
Do you have the city map? I had it just now. Má-- m--- m----? P--- c------ s-- j- e--- m--. Máte mapu mesta? Pred chvíľou som ju ešte mal. 0 +
     
Did he come on time? He could not come on time. Pr----- n----? N------ p---- n----. Prišiel načas? Nemohol prísť načas. 0 +
Did he find the way? He could not find the way. Na---- c----? N------ n---- c----. Našiel cestu? Nemohol nájsť cestu. 0 +
Did he understand you? He could not understand me. Ro----- t-? N-------- m-. Rozumel ti? Nerozumel mi. 0 +
     
Why could you not come on time? Pr--- s- n------ p---- n----? Prečo si nemohol prísť načas? 0 +
Why could you not find the way? Pr--- s- n------ n---- c----? Prečo si nemohol nájsť cestu? 0 +
Why could you not understand him? Pr--- s- m- n------ r-------? Prečo si mu nemohol rozumieť? 0 +
     
I could not come on time because there were no buses. Ne----- s-- p---- n----- p------ n----- ž----- a------. Nemohol som prísť načas, pretože nešiel žiaden autobus. 0 +
I could not find the way because I had no city map. Ne----- s-- n---- c----- p------ s-- n---- m--- m----. Nemohol som nájsť cestu, pretože som nemal mapu mesta. 0 +
I could not understand him because the music was so loud. Ne------- s-- m-- p------ h---- b--- p----- h-----. Nerozumel som mu, pretože hudba bola príliš hlasná. 0 +
     
I had to take a taxi. Mu--- s-- í-- t------. Musel som ísť taxíkom. 0 +
I had to buy a city map. Mu--- s-- k---- m--- m----. Musel som kúpiť mapu mesta. 0 +
I had to switch off the radio. Mu--- s-- v----- r----. Musel som vypnúť rádio. 0 +
     

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