We'd wanted to see this play, but could not get tickets

We'd wanted to see this play, but could not get tickets
Мы хотелы посмотреть эту пьесу, но не смогли достать билеты

But I wanted to translate to

Мы хотелы видеть эту пьесу, но не могли достать билеты

See and understand the play. Also perfective смогли and not могли ?

Also what does mean листочки и листва

спасибо

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Originally Posted by Mordan

We'd wanted to see this play, but could not get tickets
Мы хотели посмотреть эту пьесу, но не смогли достать билеты

See and understand the play. Also perfective смогли and not могли ?

Also what does mean листочки и листва

спасибо

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The wrong one is deleted
листочки - dimin. from листья - leaves
листва - foliage, leafage

perfective form is смогли.

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Originally Posted by Mordan

We(no 'd) wanted to see this play, but could not get tickets
Мы хотелы посмотреть эту пьесу, но не смогли достать билеты

But I wanted to translate to

Мы хотелы видеть эту пьесу, но не могли достать билеты

See and understand the play. Also perfective смогли and not могли ?

Also what does mean листочки и листва

спасибо

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Originally Posted by Mordan

смогли and not могли

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не могли - We didn't try. We were at work when tickets still were in the ticket office.

не cмогли - We tried. But when we came to the ticket office there are no tickets.

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Originally Posted by Wowik

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Originally Posted by Mordan

смогли and not могли

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не могли - We didn't try. We were at work when tickets still were in the ticket office.

не cмогли - We tried. But when we came to the ticket office there are no tickets.

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не могли : We could not try getting tickets because of the boss? Right?

What a bastard!!

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Originally Posted by Mordan

We could not try getting tickets because of the boss? Right?

What a bastard!!

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We had no any oppotunity to scarper from work. Boss stand over the door till 18-00.