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87 [eighty-seven]

Past tense of modal verbs 1

Past tense of modal verbs 1

87 [åttiosju]

Förfluten tid av modala hjälpverb 1

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We had to water the flowers. Vi-v-r -v-n-n--at- vat----bl--m--n-. V- v-- t------ a-- v----- b--------- V- v-r t-u-g-a a-t v-t-n- b-o-m-r-a- ------------------------------------ Vi var tvungna att vattna blommorna. 0
We had to clean the apartment. V- --r---u-gn- -t---tä----ä---h----. V- v-- t------ a-- s---- l---------- V- v-r t-u-g-a a-t s-ä-a l-g-n-e-e-. ------------------------------------ Vi var tvungna att städa lägenheten. 0
We had to wash the dishes. Vi var tvu--na-a-t -is--. V- v-- t------ a-- d----- V- v-r t-u-g-a a-t d-s-a- ------------------------- Vi var tvungna att diska. 0
Did you have to pay the bill? V-r ni--vung-a att-b-tala r-----g-n? V-- n- t------ a-- b----- r--------- V-r n- t-u-g-a a-t b-t-l- r-k-i-g-n- ------------------------------------ Var ni tvungna att betala räkningen? 0
Did you have to pay an entrance fee? Va- -- ---n--a --t---tal- --trä-e? V-- n- t------ a-- b----- i------- V-r n- t-u-g-a a-t b-t-l- i-t-ä-e- ---------------------------------- Var ni tvungna att betala inträde? 0
Did you have to pay a fine? Var -- -vu--na-at- b----a-böt-r? V-- n- t------ a-- b----- b----- V-r n- t-u-g-a a-t b-t-l- b-t-r- -------------------------------- Var ni tvungna att betala böter? 0
Who had to say goodbye? V---mås-e--- ------? V-- m---- t- a------ V-m m-s-e t- a-s-e-? -------------------- Vem måste ta avsked? 0
Who had to go home early? Vem-mås-e--å--em----i--? V-- m---- g- h-- t------ V-m m-s-e g- h-m t-d-g-? ------------------------ Vem måste gå hem tidigt? 0
Who had to take the train? Ve- --ste--- t-ge-? V-- m---- t- t----- V-m m-s-e t- t-g-t- ------------------- Vem måste ta tåget? 0
We did not want to stay long. Vi--i-le in-e-st-n-a----ge. V- v---- i--- s----- l----- V- v-l-e i-t- s-a-n- l-n-e- --------------------------- Vi ville inte stanna länge. 0
We did not want to drink anything. Vi----l- in--------a---got. V- v---- i--- d----- n----- V- v-l-e i-t- d-i-k- n-g-t- --------------------------- Vi ville inte dricka något. 0
We did not want to disturb you. Vi-v---e--n-e st---. V- v---- i--- s----- V- v-l-e i-t- s-ö-a- -------------------- Vi ville inte störa. 0
I just wanted to make a call. J-- ville j-st r--g-. J-- v---- j--- r----- J-g v-l-e j-s- r-n-a- --------------------- Jag ville just ringa. 0
I just wanted to call a taxi. Ja-----l--b----l-a -n -a--. J-- v---- b------- e- t---- J-g v-l-e b-s-ä-l- e- t-x-. --------------------------- Jag ville beställa en taxi. 0
Actually I wanted to drive home. Jag ---l- --mli--n---- he-. J-- v---- n------- å-- h--- J-g v-l-e n-m-i-e- å-a h-m- --------------------------- Jag ville nämligen åka hem. 0
I thought you wanted to call your wife. J-g t-n-te a---du vil-e--i--- -il--d-n -r-. J-- t----- a-- d- v---- r---- t--- d-- f--- J-g t-n-t- a-t d- v-l-e r-n-a t-l- d-n f-u- ------------------------------------------- Jag tänkte att du ville ringa till din fru. 0
I thought you wanted to call information. Ja--t--dd- a-- du v-l-e-ri--a-u--l-s-i---n. J-- t----- a-- d- v---- r---- u------------ J-g t-o-d- a-t d- v-l-e r-n-a u-p-y-n-n-e-. ------------------------------------------- Jag trodde att du ville ringa upplysningen. 0
I thought you wanted to order a pizza. J----r-d-- --- -u --l-e b-stä--a -- -izza. J-- t----- a-- d- v---- b------- e- p----- J-g t-o-d- a-t d- v-l-e b-s-ä-l- e- p-z-a- ------------------------------------------ Jag trodde att du ville beställa en pizza. 0

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Big letters, big feelings

Advertising uses a lot of pictures. Pictures awaken our particular interests. We look at them longer and more intently than letters. As a result, we remember advertisements with pictures better. Pictures also produce strong emotional reactions. The brain recognizes pictures very quickly. It knows immediately what can be seen in the picture. Letters function differently than pictures. They are abstract characters. Therefore, our brain reacts slower to letters. First, it must understand the meaning of the word. One might say the characters must be translated by the language part of the brain. But emotions can be produced using letters too. The text just needs to be very large. Studies show that big letters have a big effect as well. Large letters aren't just more noticeable than small letters. They also produce a stronger emotional reaction. This is true for positive as well as negative feelings. The size of things has always been important to mankind. Man must react quickly to danger. And when something is large, it's usually already quite close! So it's understandable that large pictures produce strong reactions then. Less clear is how we react to large letters. Letters aren't actually a signal for the brain. Despite this, it shows greater activity when it sees large letters. This result is very interesting to scientists. It shows how important letters have become for us. Our brain has somehow learned how to react to writing…