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87 [eighty-seven]

Past tense of modal verbs 1

Past tense of modal verbs 1

87 [syvogfirs]

Modalverbernes datid 1

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We had to water the flowers. aaaaa V- ------d----l -- ----- -lom--er-e. V- v-- n--- t-- a- v---- b---------- V- v-r n-d- t-l a- v-n-e b-o-s-e-n-. ------------------------------------ Vi var nødt til at vande blomsterne. 0
We had to clean the apartment. aaaaa Vi--ar--ø-------a---y--- o- i ---lig-e---. V- v-- n--- t-- a- r---- o- i l----------- V- v-r n-d- t-l a- r-d-e o- i l-j-i-h-d-n- ------------------------------------------ Vi var nødt til at rydde op i lejligheden. 0
We had to wash the dishes. aaaaa Vi ----nødt -il -- v---- op. V- v-- n--- t-- a- v---- o-- V- v-r n-d- t-l a- v-s-e o-. ---------------------------- Vi var nødt til at vaske op. 0
Did you have to pay the bill? aaaaa V-- I-n--t --l ---I-----l--r--n-----? V-- I n--- t-- a- I b----- r--------- V-r I n-d- t-l a- I b-t-l- r-g-i-g-n- ------------------------------------- Var I nødt til at I betale regningen? 0
Did you have to pay an entrance fee? aaaaa Var-I--ød- t---a- betale ---r-? V-- I n--- t-- a- b----- e----- V-r I n-d- t-l a- b-t-l- e-t-é- ------------------------------- Var I nødt til at betale entré? 0
Did you have to pay a fine? aaaaa Sk-lle---b--al-------de? S----- I b----- e- b---- S-u-l- I b-t-l- e- b-d-? ------------------------ Skulle I betale en bøde? 0
Who had to say goodbye? aaaaa H-em v-r--ø-- t-l -t-s-g- -a-vel? H--- v-- n--- t-- a- s--- f------ H-e- v-r n-d- t-l a- s-g- f-r-e-? --------------------------------- Hvem var nødt til at sige farvel? 0
Who had to go home early? aaaaa H-em--kul-e-tid---- h-e-? H--- s----- t------ h---- H-e- s-u-l- t-d-i-t h-e-? ------------------------- Hvem skulle tidligt hjem? 0
Who had to take the train? aaaaa Hv------ --dt --l a---age----e-? H--- v-- n--- t-- a- t--- t----- H-e- v-r n-d- t-l a- t-g- t-g-t- -------------------------------- Hvem var nødt til at tage toget? 0
We did not want to stay long. aaaaa V--v--le-ik-- ----- l-n--. V- v---- i--- b---- l----- V- v-l-e i-k- b-i-e l-n-e- -------------------------- Vi ville ikke blive længe. 0
We did not want to drink anything. aaaaa V---i-le -k-e --ik-- nog-t. V- v---- i--- d----- n----- V- v-l-e i-k- d-i-k- n-g-t- --------------------------- Vi ville ikke drikke noget. 0
We did not want to disturb you. aaaaa Vi ---le-ik---f--s--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. aaaaa J-----l---li-----nge t-l---ge-. J-- v---- l--- r---- t-- n----- J-g v-l-e l-g- r-n-e t-l n-g-n- ------------------------------- Jeg ville lige ringe til nogen. 0
I just wanted to call a taxi. aaaaa J-g-v-l-- b----ll- e---axa. J-- v---- b------- e- t---- J-g v-l-e b-s-i-l- e- t-x-. --------------------------- Jeg ville bestille en taxa. 0
Actually I wanted to drive home. aaaaa J-- -i--e-n-m-i- k-r--h-em. J-- v---- n----- k--- h---- J-g v-l-e n-m-i- k-r- h-e-. --------------------------- Jeg ville nemlig køre hjem. 0
I thought you wanted to call your wife. aaaaa Jeg--ro-de---u v-lle-r-ng- t-l --- k--e. J-- t------ d- v---- r---- t-- d-- k---- J-g t-o-d-, d- v-l-e r-n-e t-l d-n k-n-. ---------------------------------------- Jeg troede, du ville ringe til din kone. 0
I thought you wanted to call information. aaaaa J-g---oe--,-d---i-l--ri--e-t-----lysn---en? J-- t------ d- v---- r---- t-- o----------- J-g t-o-d-, d- v-l-e r-n-e t-l o-l-s-i-g-n- ------------------------------------------- Jeg troede, du ville ringe til oplysningen? 0
I thought you wanted to order a pizza. aaaaa Je----oede,--- v-lle -----l---en -izz-. 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 troede, du ville bestille 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 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…