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87 [eighty-seven]

Past tense of modal verbs 1

Past tense of modal verbs 1

87 [seksen yedi]

Yardımcı fiillerin geçmiş zamanı 1

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We had to water the flowers. Ç--e-l--- --la--m-- -er--iyordu. Ç________ s________ g___________ Ç-ç-k-e-i s-l-m-m-z g-r-k-y-r-u- -------------------------------- Çiçekleri sulamamız gerekiyordu. 0
We had to clean the apartment. Evi t--l-m-m---ge-ekiyord-. E__ t_________ g___________ E-i t-p-a-a-ı- g-r-k-y-r-u- --------------------------- Evi toplamamız gerekiyordu. 0
We had to wash the dishes. Bu-aşı-ları -ı--ma-ı- ge--------u. B__________ y________ g___________ B-l-ş-k-a-ı y-k-m-m-z g-r-k-y-r-u- ---------------------------------- Bulaşıkları yıkamamız gerekiyordu. 0
Did you have to pay the bill? He-------em---z-gerek-- mi-di? H_____ ö_______ g______ m_____ H-s-b- ö-e-e-i- g-r-k-i m-y-i- ------------------------------ Hesabı ödemeniz gerekli miydi? 0
Did you have to pay an entrance fee? G-r-ş--d-mek-z--u--- kaldın-z --? G____ ö_____ z______ k_______ m__ G-r-ş ö-e-e- z-r-n-a k-l-ı-ı- m-? --------------------------------- Giriş ödemek zorunda kaldınız mı? 0
Did you have to pay a fine? B---c--a ödem-ni--ge--k-i---? B__ c___ ö_______ g______ m__ B-r c-z- ö-e-e-i- g-r-k-i m-? ----------------------------- Bir ceza ödemeniz gerekti mi? 0
Who had to say goodbye? K-- --da----ek--o---d---ı? K__ v___ e____ z__________ K-m v-d- e-m-k z-r-n-a-d-? -------------------------- Kim veda etmek zorundaydı? 0
Who had to go home early? K---e-- e-ke--g-t-e- zor-nday-ı? K__ e__ e____ g_____ z__________ K-m e-e e-k-n g-t-e- z-r-n-a-d-? -------------------------------- Kim eve erken gitmek zorundaydı? 0
Who had to take the train? Ki- tr-nl- --t--k zor-----dı? K__ t_____ g_____ z__________ K-m t-e-l- g-t-e- z-r-n-a-d-? ----------------------------- Kim trenle gitmek zorundaydı? 0
We did not want to stay long. U-un --lma--i--e---ik. U___ k_____ i_________ U-u- k-l-a- i-t-m-d-k- ---------------------- Uzun kalmak istemedik. 0
We did not want to drink anything. B-----y-içm-- ist-m--i-. B__ ş__ i____ i_________ B-r ş-y i-m-k i-t-m-d-k- ------------------------ Bir şey içmek istemedik. 0
We did not want to disturb you. R--a-s-z--tm-- i----edik. R_______ e____ i_________ R-h-t-ı- e-m-k i-t-m-d-k- ------------------------- Rahatsız etmek istemedik. 0
I just wanted to make a call. Şi-----e-efon-et-ek----i---dum. Ş____ t______ e____ i__________ Ş-m-i t-l-f-n e-m-k i-t-y-r-u-. ------------------------------- Şimdi telefon etmek istiyordum. 0
I just wanted to call a taxi. B---t-ks---------- -s-i-ordum. B__ t____ ç_______ i__________ B-r t-k-i ç-ğ-r-a- i-t-y-r-u-. ------------------------------ Bir taksi çağırmak istiyordum. 0
Actually I wanted to drive home. Ç-nkü-ev--git--k --tiyo-du-. Ç____ e__ g_____ i__________ Ç-n-ü e-e g-t-e- i-t-y-r-u-. ---------------------------- Çünkü eve gitmek istiyordum. 0
I thought you wanted to call your wife. H--ım--a -e-e-o---t----i---d--ini-s-n-y-r---. H_______ t______ e____ i_________ s__________ H-n-m-n- t-l-f-n e-m-k i-t-d-ğ-n- s-n-y-r-u-. --------------------------------------------- Hanımına telefon etmek istediğini sanıyordum. 0
I thought you wanted to call information. B-----e--------r--arı-ar-----i--edi--n- -a--y-r-um. B_________ n_________ a_____ i_________ s__________ B-l-n-e-e- n-m-r-l-r- a-a-a- i-t-d-ğ-n- s-n-y-r-u-. --------------------------------------------------- Bilinmeyen numaraları aramak istediğini sanıyordum. 0
I thought you wanted to order a pizza. B-r p-z-a-ı--arl--ak isted--i-i s--ı-ordu-. B__ p____ ı_________ i_________ s__________ B-r p-z-a ı-m-r-a-a- i-t-d-ğ-n- s-n-y-r-u-. ------------------------------------------- Bir pizza ısmarlamak istediğini sanıyordum. 0

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 produce strong reactions then. 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…