Explicao Ingls 10

VerbTenses(Temposverbais)
Adverbsoften
usedwithit
Tense(Tempo)

Use(Uso)

(advrbioscomque
que
frequentemente
usado)

Exemplos

Theyplaytennis
togethereverySunday
morning

Parafalarde:
SimplePresent

*Rotinas;aesfrequentes; usually;always;
sometimes;often;
Myfriendslikemeat,
(Igualaoinfinito,com
*Factoseverdades
never;
umsna3pessoado
buttheydon'tlikefish
universais;
nowadays;...
singular)

Thenexttrainleavesat
10am.

*Horrios.

Whataretheydoing
now?

Parafalarde:
*Oqueestafazer/acontecer
nopresente;
now;atthe
Presentcontinuous
moment;this
*Combinaes/planos(oque
(Am/is/are+ving)
morning;...
vaifazer);
Comalwaysparadizero
queestsempreafazer.

umaformaprpria)

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Wearehavingaclass
meetingthisafternoon.
I'malwaystellingyouto
avoiddoingthat.

PastSimple

falardeumaao/situao
queaconteceunum
(Osverbosregulares
determinadomomentodo
acrescentamed.Os
verbosirregularestm passado.

Theyaresittingatthe
windowandwatching
thetraffic.

yesterday;last
week,withdates;

Howlongagodidyou
arrive?
Iarrivedtwohoursago.

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PresentPerfect

Parafalardoquetem
acontecido.Aesque
(have/has+participio
comearamnopassadoese
passado(3formado
prolongamataopresente.
verbo)

PresentPerfect
Continuous
(am/is/are+been+v
ing)

already;just;
ever;for;since; I'veworkedherefor
never;(not)
threeyears
yet;...

Parafalardoquetemestado
for,since
afazer.

I'vebeenwaitingfor
yousince7.

Parafalarde:
PastContinuous
(was/were+ving)

oqueestavaafazer
quandoalgo
aconteceu.
Duasaesque
acontecemaomesmo
tempo,nopassado.

Iwasreadingabook
whenhecamein.
Hewasreadingthe
paper,whileIwas
eatingbreakfast.

EXERCISES
A.Completewiththecorrectform(presentsimpleaffirmative,interrogativeor
negative)oftheseverbs:have,study,watch,do,borrow,getup,read,eat
1.Weborrowbooksfromthelibrarytwiceamonth.
2.Richardnever____________theshoppingonSaturdays.
3.Sheila_______________verymuch.Thatswhyshessothin.
4.Whattime________youusually______breakfast?
5.Thechildren_____________until8oclockinthemorning.
6.MyfriendGill_____________at.

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7.Whatkindofbooks_________yourmother______________?
8.Jenny_______________toomuchtelevision.

B.Choosethepresentsimpleorthepresentcontinuous.
1.Janeneverhas/ishavingbreakfastathome.
2.Welearn/arelearningEnglishatthemoment.
3.ThisweekIread/amreadinganewnovel.
4.Peteralwayscomplains/iscomplainingaboutthefood.
5.Wego/aregoingforawalkeveryday,buttodaywestay/arestayingin.
6.Whattimedoyoucome/areyoucomingbacktonight?

C.Puttheverbsinbracketsinthepresentcontinuousorpresentsimple.
1.ImafraidI__________________(notunderstand)whathe__________(say)
2.Who_________(cook)dinnertonight?
3.Ireally___________(notknow)whatyou___________(talk)about.
4.________________(you/go)abroadthissummer?Yes,I____________(visit).
5.What___________(you/think)they____________(do)tomorrow?
Source:EnglishGrammarLongman
D.CompletethistextaboutS.Paulo,Brazil,usingtheSimplePresentorthePresent
Continuous
Everyone____________(know)whatamegacity___________(look)like.Takeforexample.S.
Paulo_____________(be)oneofthemostdenselypopulatedcitiesintheworld.Athirdofits
population___________(live)inslums,wheretheirstandardoflivingisunbelievablylow.

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TodaysafetyinS.Paulo______________(get)worseandworseandsocialdiscontent
_____________(grow)biggerandbigger.Robberiesandassaults_____________(happen)
everywhere,everyday.
Inanefforttostopviolencethegovernment_________(try)totakestrictersafetymeasures,
butthings_____________(notseem)easytosolve.
Adaptedfrom"That'sIt!"11Ano
E.Correctthemistakesinthesesentences(SimplePast).
1.Didyouwenttoschoolyesterday?
2.Wethinkedthatyouwereill.
3.IstudyedFrenchatschool
4.Marynotworkedlastweek.
5.Whathappentoyouyesterday?
6.MyparentsnotdotheshoppinglastSaturday.
7.Weboughtthishouseagotwoyears.
8.Shemadesthebedsbeforeleavingtowork.

F.Puttheverbsinthecorrecttense:simplepastorpastcontinuous.
1.Whilewewerewalking(walk)hoeme,itstarted(start)torain.
2.George________________(read)thenewspaperwhilehiswife_____________(cook)dinner.
3.John___________(fall)offtheladderwhilehe____________(wash)thewindow.
4.Sorrytointerruptyou.I_____________(notknow)you__________(have)lunch.
5.WhenI___________(getup)thismorning,myfather___________(listen)totheradio.
6.Peter____________(sleep)infrontofthetelevisionwhensomeone__________(knock)at
thedoor.
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G.Completewiththesimplepastorpastcontinuousoftheseverbs:take,get,clean,
open,play,switch,ring,watch,sing,break,have,start.
1.WhileJackwaswatchingtelevision,hiswifewascleaningthehouse.
2.Davidscar_________downsohe___________ittothegarage.
3.Thechildren__________footballwhenit____________torain
4.I______________onthelightsbecauseit___________dark.
5.WhenI___________thewindowthismorning,thebirds____________outside.
6.They_______________dinnerwhenthetelephone_________________.
H.Correctthemistakesinthissentences.
1.ShewassatonthesofawatchingTV.sitting___
2.WhilePeterwalkedaroundtheparkadogbithim.________
3.Iwasdoingmyhomeworkwhilemysisterlistenedtomusic.________
4.Asthesunshinningwewenttothecountryside.________
5.IcouldntanswerthephonebecauseIhadashower.________
6.Wewererunningalongtheroadwhenwesawtheaccident.________

I.Usetheverbsinbracketsinthesimplepastorthepresentperfect.
1.She_____________(notwrite)tomeforalongtime.
2.I_______________(have)anaccidentlastnight.
3.Callthepolice.Someone___________(just/steal)myhandbag.
4.They___________(notreturn)fromtheirholidaysyet.

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5.Mary___________(break)herleg.I__________(see)herwalkingoncrutchesyesterday.
6.LastweekwasthefirsttimeI____________(drive)acar.
7.ItsthefirsttimeIaminthiscity.I____________(never/be)herebefore.

J.Completewithforandsince
1.Ihavebeenworkinginthisbank_________fouryears.
2.Mybrotherhasbeentravellingaroundtheworld__________6months.
3.Wehaventseenthem_________lastweek.
4.Shehasnteatenanything_________thismorning.
5.TheyhavebeenlearningEnglish________manyyears.
6.Hehasntwonagoldmedal_________1995.

K)Correctthemistakes
1.Shehasntwrittentomesincealongtime.for_______
2.Iveyetfinishedmyhomework._________
3.Iworkinthisfactorysince1999._________
4.Theyhavecomebacklastweek._________
5.ShesthemostintelligentgirlIvenevermet._________
6.Haveyouyetfinishedthework?_________

L.Rewritethesesentencesusingthepastperfectsimpleasintheexample.
1.Wehaddinnerat9oclockandthenwewenttothecinema.
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Wewenttothecinemaafterwehaddinner.
2.Thechildrenfinishedtheirhomeworkandthentheyateanicecream
Thechildrenateanicecreamafter__________________________
3.ItstartedtorainandsoIopenedmyumbrella.
Iopenedmyumbrellabecause______________________________
4.Katescarbrokedown.Shetookittothegarage.
Katetookhercartothegaragebecause_____________________
5.Wewalkedthedogandthenwehadlunch.
Bythetimewehadlunch,we______________________________
6.IlearnedtospeakEnglishbeforeIlearnedItalian.
WhenIstartedtolearnItalian,I____________________________
Source:EnglishGrammarLongman

M.Choosethecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets.
1.Manypeople(think/arethinking)thatthebattlefora"betterandcleanworld"ishelpless.
2.Environmentalists(arefeeling/willfeel)totallysatisfiedwhenthereisnomorepollution.
3.Peopleoften(left/leave)rubbishbehindwhentheygoonapicnic.
4.They(arehaving/have)apanelonenvironmentalissuesonBBCthiseveningat10.
5.Ialways(amtaking/take)publictransporttoschool.ThiswayItrytominimisethehuman
impactonearth.
6.Duetorecentdisasters,somepeopleallover(protest/areprotesting)againsttheuseof
agingoiltankers.
7.MyfriendPeter(hasleft/left)forafewdaysago.
8.Shefellasleepwhilethetrain(rolled/wasrolling)slowlydownthemountain.

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9.Healways(feel/feels)sickwhenhesmokesacigarette.
10.Ifshestudies,Imsureshe(ispassing/willpass)herexams.
11.Thetrain(hadalreadyleft/hasalreadyleft)whenwegottothestation.
12.We(see/willsee)MaryonMonday.
13.Thenexttrain(leaves/willleave)at7.30
14.They(emigrated/haveemigrated)toin1965and(havelived/live)theresincethen.
15.MrDavis(is/hasbeen)inhospitalsincehe(was/hasbeen)runoverbyabustwoweeks
ago.
16.TheDavies(havejustmoved/justmoved)intoanewflat,youknow.
17.Manypeople(lose/lost)theirlivesandpropertyintheGreatFireofLondon.

N.Puttheverbsinbracketsinthecorrectform.
1.MyfriendsandIusually............outtothediscoonSaturdaynights.(go)
2.Mychildrennever...............theirbedswhenthey..........toschool.(make/leave)
3.The...............awellpaidjob(nothave)
4.TheEnglish............teaaboutsixtimesaday(drink)
5.Thepostman................twiceaday.(notcome)
6.George,what....................thismorning?(you/do)
7.Look!He..............now.(come).
8.She.............athomethisevening(stay).
9.I...........ticketsforthecinematonight(buy)
10.Ihopeit...............nicedaynextSunday,(be)

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11.What.............,ifhedoesn'tcome?(you/will)
12.I.............thereontime.Ipromiseyou.(be)
13.................toarockconcert?(you/ever/be)
14.Tom'sfather.................amusiciansinceheleftschool.(be)
15.I..................forthecinematickets.(already/pay)
16.................theseatsyet?(you/book)
17.Jill..........infortwoweeks,butshe.........amusicalonBroadwayyet.(be/notsee)
18.Theband..............thestudio(just/left)
19.They.............tothistownthreeyearsago.(move)
20.I................mylastholidaysin.(spend)
21.LastnightI..............asleepwhileI..................TV.(fall/watch)
22.Thephone............whileI.................abathyesterday.(rang/have)
23.It..............torainasI..............home,(begin/walk)
24.WhenIcamehomelastnight,she...............(already/leave).
25.They...............alltheseatswhenIgottotheboxoffice.(already/sell)
O.Choosethecorrectformoftheverbinbrackets
1.________________you(read/haveread)RachelCarson'sSilentSpring?Yes,I__________
(have/did).I__________(read/haveread)itafewmonthsago.
2.AlthoughSilentSpringwaswrittenmanyyearsagopeople_____________(didn't
cease/haven'tceased)toadmireit.
3.RachelCarsonsbooks____________(contribute/havecontributed)alottoriseconcern
aboutenvironmentalissues.
4.RachelCarson___________(started/hasstarted)hercareerasaMarineBiologist.

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5.SilentSpring______________(waspublished/hasbeenpublished)in1962and
_______________(hasbeenread/wasread)eversincebythousandsofpeople.

P.Puttheverbsinbracketsintothecorrecttenses.
Iusually____________(watch)TVforabout3hoursadayandrightnowI_______________
(watch)adocumentaryaboutenvironment.Mybrother__________________(notlike)
documentaries,soIcanonly___________(watch)halfofmyprogrammeandthenwehaveto
changechannelssothathe_____________(can)watchhalfofhisfavouriteprogramme,
cartoons.
I______________(notlike)cartoonsverymuch.So,whenwe_________(change)channelsI,
mostofthetimes,_________(go)tomybedroomanddomyhomework.

TodayImustwriteareportabouttheschooltripwe______________(do)totheZoolast
Wednesday.We____________(go)therewithsomeofourteachersandwe_____________
(see)lotsofstrangeanimals.I____________(enjoy)itverymuch,becauseIreally
____________(likeanimals).

____________________(you/ever/be)totheZoo?Somepeople_________(think)Zoosarea
sortofprisonsfortheanimalsthatarekeptthere,butI_____________(disagree)totallywith
it.AlltheanimalsI_____________(see)therelastWednesday_______________(seem)tobe
happy.Atleastthey__________(feel)protectedthere.

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