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en Past tense of modal verbs 1   »   sq E shkuara e foljeve modale 1

87 [eighty-seven]

Past tense of modal verbs 1

Past tense of modal verbs 1

87 [tetёdhjetёeshtatё]

E shkuara e foljeve modale 1

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We had to water the flowers. Ne d---- t- u----- l----. Ne duhet tё ujisim lulet. N- d---- t- u----- l----. Ne d---- t- u----- l----. N- d-h-t t- u-i-i- l-l-t. -------------------------
We had to clean the apartment. Du--- t- r---------- b------. Duhet tё rregullonim banesёn. D---- t- r---------- b------. Du--- t- r---------- b------. D-h-t t- r-e-u-l-n-m b-n-s-n. -----------------------------
We had to wash the dishes. Du--- t- l---- e---. Duhet tё lanim enёt. D---- t- l---- e---. Du--- t- l---- e---. D-h-t t- l-n-m e-ё-. --------------------
Did you have to pay the bill? A d---- t- p------- l--------? A duhet tё paguanit llogarinё? A d---- t- p------- l--------? A d---- t- p------- l--------? A d-h-t t- p-g-a-i- l-o-a-i-ё? ------------------------------
Did you have to pay an entrance fee? A d---- t- p------- p-- h-----? A duhet tё paguanit pёr hyrjen? A d---- t- p------- p-- h-----? A d---- t- p------- p-- h-----? A d-h-t t- p-g-a-i- p-r h-r-e-? -------------------------------
Did you have to pay a fine? A d---- t- p------- g----? A duhet tё paguanit gjobё? A d---- t- p------- g----? A d---- t- p------- g----? A d-h-t t- p-g-a-i- g-o-ё? --------------------------
Who had to say goodbye? Ku-- d---- t- n-----? Kush duhet tё ndahej? K--- d---- t- n-----? Ku-- d---- t- n-----? K-s- d-h-t t- n-a-e-? ---------------------
Who had to go home early? Ku-- d---- t- s------ h---- n- s-----? Kush duhet tё shkonte herёt nё shtёpi? K--- d---- t- s------ h---- n- s-----? Ku-- d---- t- s------ h---- n- s-----? K-s- d-h-t t- s-k-n-e h-r-t n- s-t-p-? --------------------------------------
Who had to take the train? Ku-- d---- t- m----- t-----? Kush duhet tё merrte trenin? K--- d---- t- m----- t-----? Ku-- d---- t- m----- t-----? K-s- d-h-t t- m-r-t- t-e-i-? ----------------------------
We did not want to stay long. Ne n-- d---- t- r----- g----. Ne nuk donim tё rrinim gjatё. N- n-- d---- t- r----- g----. Ne n-- d---- t- r----- g----. N- n-k d-n-m t- r-i-i- g-a-ё. -----------------------------
We did not want to drink anything. S’----- t- p---- a----. S’donim tё pinim asgjё. S’d---- t- p---- a----. S’----- t- p---- a----. S’d-n-m t- p-n-m a-g-ё. -----------------------
We did not want to disturb you. Nu- d---- t--- b--------. Nuk donim t’ju bezdisnim. N-- d---- t’j- b--------. Nu- d---- t--- b--------. N-k d-n-m t’j- b-z-i-n-m. -------------------------
I just wanted to make a call. De--- t- m--- n- t------. Desha tё marr nё telefon. D---- t- m--- n- t------. De--- t- m--- n- t------. D-s-a t- m-r- n- t-l-f-n. -------------------------
I just wanted to call a taxi. De--- t- p------ n-- t----. Desha tё porosis njё taksi. D---- t- p------ n-- t----. De--- t- p------ n-- t----. D-s-a t- p-r-s-s n-ё t-k-i. ---------------------------
Actually I wanted to drive home. De--- t- u------- p-- n- s-----. Desha tё udhёtoja pёr nё shtёpi. D---- t- u------- p-- n- s-----. De--- t- u------- p-- n- s-----. D-s-a t- u-h-t-j- p-r n- s-t-p-. --------------------------------
I thought you wanted to call your wife. Me----- s- d--- t- m----- g---- n- t------. Mendova se doje tё merrje gruan nё telefon. M------ s- d--- t- m----- g---- n- t------. Me----- s- d--- t- m----- g---- n- t------. M-n-o-a s- d-j- t- m-r-j- g-u-n n- t-l-f-n. -------------------------------------------
I thought you wanted to call information. Me----- s- d--- t- m----- n- t------ i------------. Mendova se doje tё merrje nё telefon informacionin. M------ s- d--- t- m----- n- t------ i------------. Me----- s- d--- t- m----- n- t------ i------------. M-n-o-a s- d-j- t- m-r-j- n- t-l-f-n i-f-r-a-i-n-n. ---------------------------------------------------
I thought you wanted to order a pizza. Me----- s- d--- t- p-------- n-- p---. Mendova se doje tё porosisje njё picё. M------ s- d--- t- p-------- n-- p---. Me----- s- d--- t- p-------- n-- p---. M-n-o-a s- d-j- t- p-r-s-s-e n-ё p-c-. --------------------------------------

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…