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87 [eighty-seven]

Past tense of modal verbs 1

Past tense of modal verbs 1

87 [sedeminosemdeset]

Oblike modalnih glagolov za preteklost 1

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We had to water the flowers. M----- s-o--al-ti -ož-. M----- s-- z----- r---- M-r-l- s-o z-l-t- r-ž-. ----------------------- Morali smo zaliti rože. 0
We had to clean the apartment. Mor--i-smo-po-p-avit- --osp-av------ ----o-anje. M----- s-- p--------- (------------- s---------- M-r-l- s-o p-s-r-v-t- (-o-p-a-l-a-i- s-a-o-a-j-. ------------------------------------------------ Morali smo pospraviti (pospravljati) stanovanje. 0
We had to wash the dishes. Mo-a-i --o p-mi-ati pos---. M----- s-- p------- p------ M-r-l- s-o p-m-v-t- p-s-d-. --------------------------- Morali smo pomivati posodo. 0
Did you have to pay the bill? Ste -ora-i -mo-ale) p-----i-r-č-n? S-- m----- (------- p------ r----- S-e m-r-l- (-o-a-e- p-a-a-i r-č-n- ---------------------------------- Ste morali (morale) plačati račun? 0
Did you have to pay an entrance fee? Ste mor-l- (---al-) --ača-i--st--ni--? S-- m----- (------- p------ v--------- S-e m-r-l- (-o-a-e- p-a-a-i v-t-p-i-o- -------------------------------------- Ste morali (morale) plačati vstopnino? 0
Did you have to pay a fine? St-----al- (mor--e- --a-at- k--e-? S-- m----- (------- p------ k----- S-e m-r-l- (-o-a-e- p-a-a-i k-z-n- ---------------------------------- Ste morali (morale) plačati kazen? 0
Who had to say goodbye? Kd- se-j--m---l ----o--t-? K-- s- j- m---- p--------- K-o s- j- m-r-l p-s-o-i-i- -------------------------- Kdo se je moral posloviti? 0
Who had to go home early? K-- -e-moral -g-daj--d--- d----? K-- j- m---- z----- o---- d----- K-o j- m-r-l z-o-a- o-i-i d-m-v- -------------------------------- Kdo je moral zgodaj oditi domov? 0
Who had to take the train? Kd- je --ra- i-i---v--ko-? K-- j- m---- i-- z v------ K-o j- m-r-l i-i z v-a-o-? -------------------------- Kdo je moral iti z vlakom? 0
We did not want to stay long. N-----h-te-i-d---- -sta--. N---- h----- d---- o------ N-s-o h-t-l- d-l-o o-t-t-. -------------------------- Nismo hoteli dolgo ostati. 0
We did not want to drink anything. Ni--- --t-----ič-pit-. N---- h----- n-- p---- N-s-o h-t-l- n-č p-t-. ---------------------- Nismo hoteli nič piti. 0
We did not want to disturb you. N-s---h--e-i -otit-. N---- h----- m------ N-s-o h-t-l- m-t-t-. -------------------- Nismo hoteli motiti. 0
I just wanted to make a call. R-vn- se----t-l-------nirati. R---- s-- h---- t------------ R-v-o s-m h-t-l t-l-f-n-r-t-. ----------------------------- Ravno sem hotel telefonirati. 0
I just wanted to call a taxi. H---- sem -----i-- -ak--. H---- s-- n------- t----- H-t-l s-m n-r-č-t- t-k-i- ------------------------- Hotel sem naročiti taksi. 0
Actually I wanted to drive home. Hot-l---m--a-r-č---i----ov. H---- s-- n----- i-- d----- H-t-l s-m n-m-e- i-i d-m-v- --------------------------- Hotel sem namreč iti domov. 0
I thought you wanted to call your wife. M--l----- s-m--d- -i---t-l-p-kli-----s-o----en-. M-------- s--- d- s- h---- p-------- s---- ž---- M-s-i-(-) s-m- d- s- h-t-l p-k-i-a-i s-o-o ž-n-. ------------------------------------------------ Mislil(a) sem, da si hotel poklicati svojo ženo. 0
I thought you wanted to call information. Mi-l---a- s-m, da--i h-te--po--ic-t---a---fo-m---j-. M-------- s--- d- s- h---- p-------- n- i----------- M-s-i-(-) s-m- d- s- h-t-l p-k-i-a-i n- i-f-r-a-i-o- ---------------------------------------------------- Mislil(a) sem, da si hotel poklicati na informacijo. 0
I thought you wanted to order a pizza. Misl-l--)--e-,--a-si-----l -a------ -ic-. M-------- s--- d- s- h---- n------- p---- M-s-i-(-) s-m- d- s- h-t-l n-r-č-t- p-c-. ----------------------------------------- Mislil(a) sem, da si hotel naročiti pico. 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…