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87 [eighty-seven]

Past tense of modal verbs 1

Past tense of modal verbs 1

87 [oitenta e sete]

Passado dos verbos modais 1

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We had to water the flowers. Ti--mos--- regar -s flor--. T______ d_ r____ a_ f______ T-v-m-s d- r-g-r a- f-o-e-. --------------------------- Tivemos de regar as flores. 0
We had to clean the apartment. T-v-m-s----a--u--------a--amento. T______ d_ a______ o a___________ T-v-m-s d- a-r-m-r o a-a-t-m-n-o- --------------------------------- Tivemos de arrumar o apartamento. 0
We had to wash the dishes. Tivem----e l-var-a --uç-. T______ d_ l____ a l_____ T-v-m-s d- l-v-r a l-u-a- ------------------------- Tivemos de lavar a louça. 0
Did you have to pay the bill? V-cês ti-e--m-de p--a- ----nt-? V____ t______ d_ p____ a c_____ V-c-s t-v-r-m d- p-g-r a c-n-a- ------------------------------- Vocês tiveram de pagar a conta? 0
Did you have to pay an entrance fee? Voc-s-t----am ---p---r---------a? V____ t______ d_ p____ a e_______ V-c-s t-v-r-m d- p-g-r a e-t-a-a- --------------------------------- Vocês tiveram de pagar a entrada? 0
Did you have to pay a fine? V-c-- -i-er----e pag----m-----ta? V____ t______ d_ p____ u__ m_____ V-c-s t-v-r-m d- p-g-r u-a m-l-a- --------------------------------- Vocês tiveram de pagar uma multa? 0
Who had to say goodbye? Q-em é-qu- t--e---e--e-de-p-d--? Q___ é q__ t___ q__ s_ d________ Q-e- é q-e t-v- q-e s- d-s-e-i-? -------------------------------- Quem é que teve que se despedir? 0
Who had to go home early? Q-em-é---- -eve -ue--r ---a----- ----? Q___ é q__ t___ q__ i_ p___ c___ c____ Q-e- é q-e t-v- q-e i- p-r- c-s- c-d-? -------------------------------------- Quem é que teve que ir para casa cedo? 0
Who had to take the train? Q----- --e t--- --e--p---ar-- -o--oio? Q___ é q__ t___ q__ a______ o c_______ Q-e- é q-e t-v- q-e a-a-h-r o c-m-o-o- -------------------------------------- Quem é que teve que apanhar o comboio? 0
We did not want to stay long. N-- --o-----ía-os fi--r -u--o-t----. N__ n__ q________ f____ m____ t_____ N-s n-o q-e-í-m-s f-c-r m-i-o t-m-o- ------------------------------------ Nós não queríamos ficar muito tempo. 0
We did not want to drink anything. N-s--ão que--a-os---ber na-a. N__ n__ q________ b____ n____ N-s n-o q-e-í-m-s b-b-r n-d-. ----------------------------- Nós não queríamos beber nada. 0
We did not want to disturb you. Nó- -ã------íamo--i--o---ar. N__ n__ q________ i_________ N-s n-o q-e-í-m-s i-c-m-d-r- ---------------------------- Nós não queríamos incomodar. 0
I just wanted to make a call. Eu-q---i--------am---e t-le--nar . E_ q_____ p___________ t________ . E- q-e-i- p-e-i-a-e-t- t-l-f-n-r . ---------------------------------- Eu queria precisamente telefonar . 0
I just wanted to call a taxi. Eu-q-er---c--mar--------. E_ q_____ c_____ u_ t____ E- q-e-i- c-a-a- u- t-x-. ------------------------- Eu queria chamar um táxi. 0
Actually I wanted to drive home. E----er-a-i----r- c-s-. E_ q_____ i_ p___ c____ E- q-e-i- i- p-r- c-s-. ----------------------- Eu queria ir para casa. 0
I thought you wanted to call your wife. E--pens-- --- --eri-s-te---o-ar à-tu-----her. E_ p_____ q__ q______ t________ à t__ m______ E- p-n-e- q-e q-e-i-s t-l-f-n-r à t-a m-l-e-. --------------------------------------------- Eu pensei que querias telefonar à tua mulher. 0
I thought you wanted to call information. E- -en--- qu--q-er-a----l--o-ar p-ra-----nforma----. E_ p_____ q__ q______ t________ p___ a_ i___________ E- p-n-e- q-e q-e-i-s t-l-f-n-r p-r- a- i-f-r-a-õ-s- ---------------------------------------------------- Eu pensei que querias telefonar para as informações. 0
I thought you wanted to order a pizza. Eu p---e- --- q-e---s -edir-en----nda- --a-p---. E_ p_____ q__ q______ p_______________ u__ p____ E- p-n-e- q-e q-e-i-s p-d-r-e-c-m-n-a- u-a p-z-. ------------------------------------------------ Eu pensei que querias pedir/encomendar uma piza. 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 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…