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83 [eighty-three]

Past tense 3

Past tense 3

83 [eighty-three]

Past tense 3

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to make a call to m--- a-c-ll t_ m___ a c___ t- m-k- a c-l- -------------- to make a call 0
I made a call. I --d----c-l-. I m___ a c____ I m-d- a c-l-. -------------- I made a call. 0
I was talking on the phone all the time. I -----a---n- -- the phone all-t-- -ime. I w__ t______ o_ t__ p____ a__ t__ t____ I w-s t-l-i-g o- t-e p-o-e a-l t-e t-m-. ---------------------------------------- I was talking on the phone all the time. 0
to ask to-ask t_ a__ t- a-k ------ to ask 0
I asked. I--s-ed. I a_____ I a-k-d- -------- I asked. 0
I always asked. I -l--y- a----. I a_____ a_____ I a-w-y- a-k-d- --------------- I always asked. 0
to narrate to -a--a-e t_ n______ t- n-r-a-e ---------- to narrate 0
I narrated. I---r----d. I n________ I n-r-a-e-. ----------- I narrated. 0
I narrated the whole story. I--a-ra----the who-e st-ry. I n_______ t__ w____ s_____ I n-r-a-e- t-e w-o-e s-o-y- --------------------------- I narrated the whole story. 0
to study to--t--y t_ s____ t- s-u-y -------- to study 0
I studied. I--t---ed. I s_______ I s-u-i-d- ---------- I studied. 0
I studied the whole evening. I -t--ie- -he---ole ev---ng. I s______ t__ w____ e_______ I s-u-i-d t-e w-o-e e-e-i-g- ---------------------------- I studied the whole evening. 0
to work to----k t_ w___ t- w-r- ------- to work 0
I worked. I work--. I w______ I w-r-e-. --------- I worked. 0
I worked all day long. I--orke----l da- --ng. I w_____ a__ d__ l____ I w-r-e- a-l d-y l-n-. ---------------------- I worked all day long. 0
to eat t--e-t t_ e__ t- e-t ------ to eat 0
I ate. I--te. I a___ I a-e- ------ I ate. 0
I ate all the food. I at--all -h- foo-. I a__ a__ t__ f____ I a-e a-l t-e f-o-. ------------------- I ate all the food. 0

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The history of linguistics

Languages have always fascinated mankind. The history of linguistics is therefore very long. Linguistics is the systematic study of language. Even thousands of years ago people contemplated language. In doing so, different cultures developed different systems. As a result, different descriptions of languages emerged. Today's linguistics are based on ancient theories more than anything else. Many traditions were established in Greece in particular. The oldest known work about language comes from India, however. It was written 3,000 years ago by the grammarian Sakatayana. In ancient times, philosophers like Plato busied themselves with languages. Later, Roman authors developed their theories further. Arabians, too, developed their own traditions in the 8th century. Even then, their works show precise descriptions of the Arabian language. In modern times, man particularly wanted to research where language comes from. Scholars were especially interested in the history of language. In the 18th century, people started to compare languages with each other. They wanted to understand how languages develop. Later they concentrated on languages as a system. The question of how languages function was the focal point. Today, a great number of schools of thought exist within linguistics. Many new disciplines have developed since the fifties. These were in part strongly influenced by other sciences. Examples are psycholinguistics or intercultural communication. The newer linguistic schools of thought are very specialized. One example of this is feminist linguistics. So the history of linguistics continues… As long as there are languages, man will contemplate them!