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87 [eighty-seven]

Past tense of modal verbs 1

Past tense of modal verbs 1

87 [åttisju]

Fortid av modalverb 1

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We had to water the flowers. Vi m-----van----l---te-e. V- m---- v---- b--------- V- m-t-e v-n-e b-o-s-e-e- ------------------------- Vi måtte vanne blomstene. 0
We had to clean the apartment. Vi m---e---d-e i--e----h-t-n. V- m---- r---- i l----------- V- m-t-e r-d-e i l-i-i-h-t-n- ----------------------------- Vi måtte rydde i leiligheten. 0
We had to wash the dishes. Vi m--t--ta---p-as--n. V- m---- t- o--------- V- m-t-e t- o-p-a-k-n- ---------------------- Vi måtte ta oppvasken. 0
Did you have to pay the bill? M-tt- de-e-be-----r-gn-n--n? M---- d--- b----- r--------- M-t-e d-r- b-t-l- r-g-i-g-n- ---------------------------- Måtte dere betale regningen? 0
Did you have to pay an entrance fee? M---e-d-re be--le -nng--gsp---er? M---- d--- b----- i-------------- M-t-e d-r- b-t-l- i-n-a-g-p-n-e-? --------------------------------- Måtte dere betale inngangspenger? 0
Did you have to pay a fine? Måt-- --re-be--le -n-b--? M---- d--- b----- e- b--- M-t-e d-r- b-t-l- e- b-t- ------------------------- Måtte dere betale en bot? 0
Who had to say goodbye? Hve--måt-e -----skje-? H--- m---- t- a------- H-e- m-t-e t- a-s-j-d- ---------------------- Hvem måtte ta avskjed? 0
Who had to go home early? H------tt---å -jem-t-d-ig? H--- m---- g- h--- t------ H-e- m-t-e g- h-e- t-d-i-? -------------------------- Hvem måtte gå hjem tidlig? 0
Who had to take the train? H-----å--e--- --g-t? H--- m---- t- t----- H-e- m-t-e t- t-g-t- -------------------- Hvem måtte ta toget? 0
We did not want to stay long. V- --------k---------g-. V- v---- i--- b-- l----- V- v-l-e i-k- b-i l-n-e- ------------------------ Vi ville ikke bli lenge. 0
We did not want to drink anything. Vi ---le--kke---ikke----. V- v---- i--- d----- n--- V- v-l-e i-k- d-i-k- n-e- ------------------------- Vi ville ikke drikke noe. 0
We did not want to disturb you. V- v-ll----ke--o----rre. V- v---- i--- f--------- V- v-l-e i-k- f-r-t-r-e- ------------------------ Vi ville ikke forstyrre. 0
I just wanted to make a call. Je--v--le----u--- rin-e. J-- v---- a------ r----- J-g v-l-e a-k-r-t r-n-e- ------------------------ Jeg ville akkurat ringe. 0
I just wanted to call a taxi. J-g vi--- ------l- drosje. J-- v---- b------- d------ J-g v-l-e b-s-i-l- d-o-j-. -------------------------- Jeg ville bestille drosje. 0
Actually I wanted to drive home. J-g v-ll--nem-i----øre --em. J-- v---- n----- k---- h---- J-g v-l-e n-m-i- k-ø-e h-e-. ---------------------------- Jeg ville nemlig kjøre hjem. 0
I thought you wanted to call your wife. J-g --------- -il-e rin-e---n- --. J-- t----- d- v---- r---- k--- d-- J-g t-o-d- d- v-l-e r-n-e k-n- d-. ---------------------------------- Jeg trodde du ville ringe kona di. 0
I thought you wanted to call information. Jeg-trodd--du v--l----nge --plysn--g-n. J-- t----- d- v---- r---- o------------ J-g t-o-d- d- v-l-e r-n-e o-p-y-n-n-e-. --------------------------------------- Jeg trodde du ville ringe opplysningen. 0
I thought you wanted to order a pizza. Je- tro--e-du --l-e-be-----e e- pi-za. J-- t----- d- v---- b------- e- p----- J-g t-o-d- d- v-l-e b-s-i-l- e- p-z-a- -------------------------------------- Jeg trodde du ville bestille en pizza. 0

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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 cause strong reactions. 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…