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87 [eighty-seven]

Past tense of modal verbs 1

Past tense of modal verbs 1

87 [optzeci şi şapte]

Trecutul verbelor modale 1

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We had to water the flowers. A t--bui- -- u--m f-o--l-. A t------ s- u--- f------- A t-e-u-t s- u-ă- f-o-i-e- -------------------------- A trebuit să udăm florile. 0
We had to clean the apartment. A -re-ui- -ă ---â-g-m -- -par-am---. A t------ s- s------- î- a---------- A t-e-u-t s- s-r-n-e- î- a-a-t-m-n-. ------------------------------------ A trebuit să strângem în apartament. 0
We had to wash the dishes. A ---bui- ---spă-ă- v-s--e. A t------ s- s----- v------ A t-e-u-t s- s-ă-ă- v-s-l-. --------------------------- A trebuit să spălăm vasele. 0
Did you have to pay the bill? A ----uit să -lă-iţ--f-----a? A t------ s- p------ f------- A t-e-u-t s- p-ă-i-i f-c-u-a- ----------------------------- A trebuit să plătiţi factura? 0
Did you have to pay an entrance fee? A -r---it să plăti-i-i-trar-? A t------ s- p------ i------- A t-e-u-t s- p-ă-i-i i-t-a-e- ----------------------------- A trebuit să plătiţi intrare? 0
Did you have to pay a fine? A tr-b-i- s--plăti---o----n-ă? A t------ s- p------ o a------ A t-e-u-t s- p-ă-i-i o a-e-d-? ------------------------------ A trebuit să plătiţi o amendă? 0
Who had to say goodbye? Ci-e-a-tr--u----ă --- -------- bun? C--- a t------ s- î-- i- r---- b--- C-n- a t-e-u-t s- î-i i- r-m-s b-n- ----------------------------------- Cine a trebuit să îşi ia rămas bun? 0
Who had to go home early? Ci---- ---bu-- să -e-r-- ------e--c-s-? C--- a t------ s- m----- d------ a----- C-n- a t-e-u-t s- m-a-g- d-v-e-e a-a-ă- --------------------------------------- Cine a trebuit să meargă devreme acasă? 0
Who had to take the train? Ci-e-a tr-bui- s--i--tren-l? C--- a t------ s- i- t------ C-n- a t-e-u-t s- i- t-e-u-? ---------------------------- Cine a trebuit să ia trenul? 0
We did not want to stay long. N- a- v-ut s- stă- mul-. N- a- v--- s- s--- m---- N- a- v-u- s- s-ă- m-l-. ------------------------ Nu am vrut să stăm mult. 0
We did not want to drink anything. N- a--vr-t -ă--em n-m--. N- a- v--- s- b-- n----- N- a- v-u- s- b-m n-m-c- ------------------------ Nu am vrut să bem nimic. 0
We did not want to disturb you. N- a--vr-t s--d--an-ă-. N- a- v--- s- d-------- N- a- v-u- s- d-r-n-ă-. ----------------------- Nu am vrut să deranjăm. 0
I just wanted to make a call. To---i-am --ut-s- dau-un--------. T----- a- v--- s- d-- u- t------- T-c-a- a- v-u- s- d-u u- t-l-f-n- --------------------------------- Tocmai am vrut să dau un telefon. 0
I just wanted to call a taxi. A- vru---- --m--- -n tax-. A- v--- s- c----- u- t---- A- v-u- s- c-m-n- u- t-x-. -------------------------- Am vrut să comand un taxi. 0
Actually I wanted to drive home. A--v-ut--ă-m- ------a-ă. A- v--- s- m- d-- a----- A- v-u- s- m- d-c a-a-ă- ------------------------ Am vrut să mă duc acasă. 0
I thought you wanted to call your wife. Am c---ut--ă v--i-- s--ţ--suni -o-ia. A- c----- c- v----- s---- s--- s----- A- c-e-u- c- v-o-a- s---i s-n- s-ţ-a- ------------------------------------- Am crezut că vroiai să-ţi suni soţia. 0
I thought you wanted to call information. A- cr--u--că -r-i----ă-sun- ---inf-------. A- c----- c- v----- s- s--- l- i---------- A- c-e-u- c- v-o-a- s- s-n- l- i-f-r-a-i-. ------------------------------------------ Am crezut că vroiai să suni la informaţii. 0
I thought you wanted to order a pizza. Am ---zu- că vro-a--s- co--nz----p-zza. A- c----- c- v----- s- c------ o p----- A- c-e-u- c- v-o-a- s- c-m-n-i o p-z-a- --------------------------------------- Am crezut că vroiai să comanzi o 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 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…