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84 [eighty-four]

Past tense 4

Past tense 4

84 [eighty-four]

Past tense 4

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to read to-r-ad t_ r___ t- r-a- ------- to read 0
I read. I -e--. I r____ I r-a-. ------- I read. 0
I read the whole novel. I-r--d ----w-ole n--el. I r___ t__ w____ n_____ I r-a- t-e w-o-e n-v-l- ----------------------- I read the whole novel. 0
to understand to u---rstand t_ u_________ t- u-d-r-t-n- ------------- to understand 0
I understood. I-under--o-d. I u__________ I u-d-r-t-o-. ------------- I understood. 0
I understood the whole text. I und-rstood t-- --------xt. I u_________ t__ w____ t____ I u-d-r-t-o- t-e w-o-e t-x-. ---------------------------- I understood the whole text. 0
to answer to-a--w-r t_ a_____ t- a-s-e- --------- to answer 0
I answered. I--n-were-. I a________ I a-s-e-e-. ----------- I answered. 0
I answered all the questions. I -n-we--- --- the-que-ti-ns. I a_______ a__ t__ q_________ I a-s-e-e- a-l t-e q-e-t-o-s- ----------------------------- I answered all the questions. 0
I know that – I knew that. I-know --at - I---e- t-a-. I k___ t___ – I k___ t____ I k-o- t-a- – I k-e- t-a-. -------------------------- I know that – I knew that. 0
I write that – I wrote that. I wr--e -ha- – ----ote-th--. I w____ t___ – I w____ t____ I w-i-e t-a- – I w-o-e t-a-. ---------------------------- I write that – I wrote that. 0
I hear that – I heard that. I-hear---at –-I-heard th--. I h___ t___ – I h____ t____ I h-a- t-a- – I h-a-d t-a-. --------------------------- I hear that – I heard that. 0
I’ll get it – I got it. I’-- g-t--- –-- g-t-it. I___ g__ i_ – I g__ i__ I-l- g-t i- – I g-t i-. ----------------------- I’ll get it – I got it. 0
I’ll bring that – I brought that. I’-l---in--t--t-- I br----t--h-t. I___ b____ t___ – I b______ t____ I-l- b-i-g t-a- – I b-o-g-t t-a-. --------------------------------- I’ll bring that – I brought that. 0
I’ll buy that – I bought that. I-ll --- t--t –-- --ught-----. I___ b__ t___ – I b_____ t____ I-l- b-y t-a- – I b-u-h- t-a-. ------------------------------ I’ll buy that – I bought that. 0
I expect that – I expected that. I -xp-ct -hat-–-I-e----ted ---t. I e_____ t___ – I e_______ t____ I e-p-c- t-a- – I e-p-c-e- t-a-. -------------------------------- I expect that – I expected that. 0
I’ll explain that – I explained that. I--- ex-l--n ---- - --e--lained-th-t. I___ e______ t___ – I e________ t____ I-l- e-p-a-n t-a- – I e-p-a-n-d t-a-. ------------------------------------- I’ll explain that – I explained that. 0
I know that – I knew that. I k-ow-t--t---- knew --at. I k___ t___ – I k___ t____ I k-o- t-a- – I k-e- t-a-. -------------------------- I know that – I knew that. 0

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Negative words aren't translated into the native language

When reading, multilinguals translate subconsciously into their native language. This happens automatically; that is, the readers do it without realizing. It could be said that the brain functions like a simultaneous translator. But it doesn't translate everything! One study has shown that the brain has a built-in filter. This filter decides what gets translated. And it appears that the filter ignores certain words. Negative words aren't translated into the native language. Researchers selected native speakers of Chinese for their experiment. All test subjects spoke English as their second language. The test subjects had to rate various English words. These words had different emotional content. There were positive, negative and neutral terms. While the test subjects read the words, their brains were examined. That is, the researchers measured the electrical brain activity. In doing so, they could see how the brain worked. Certain signals are generated during the translation of words. They indicate that the brain is active. However, the test subjects showed no activity with the negative words. Only the positive or neutral terms were translated. Researchers don't yet know why this is. Theoretically, the brain has to process all words the same. It could be, however, that the filter quickly examines each word. It is analyzed while still being read in the second language. If a word is negative, the memory is blocked. In other words, it can't think of the word in the native language. People can react very sensitively to words. Perhaps the brain wants to protect them from emotional shock…