Lisbety

Aula 02

Simple Past X Present Perfect Simple Past
• Finished action • Yesterday, last week, last night, a year ago, etc. I have already been to London. When? > We don't know! (o que importa é a experiência) I went to London last year. When? > Last Year

Past Perfect
• Past before the past!

Present Perfect
• Recent past actions (which haven't changed) • Past experiences which have a result at present. Just, since, never, ever, how long

Present Perfect Continuous

Suponha que a autora quisesse expressar como Maggie ficou depois da partida da irmã. Nesse caso, em seu texto, as formas verbais sublinhadas no trecho acima deveriam ser substituídas respectivamente por:

(A) were, went and stood (B) was, is gone and standed (C)were, is gone and standed (D)were, was gone and stood (E) was, went and stood

Past Perfect Continuous

2. (UFRGS 2008) Consider the sentence it seemed like all the problems had magically vanished. Rewrite it in the present tense by completing the blanks with the correct alternative:

It … like all the problems …...magically... .

(A) seems – will – vanish (B) would seem – have – vanished

Exercícios
1. (UFRGS 2009) Considere o trecho abaixo Maggie will be nervous until after her sister goes: she will stand hopelessly in corners, homely and ashamed of the burn scars down her armns and legs.

(C) seems – have – vanished (D) will seem – would – vanish (E) seems – would – vanish

3. (UFRGS 2006) Consider the verb form in the sentence below: Britain has invested very little in Chinese studies. The same verb form is used correctly in the sentence

5. (UFRGS 2005) Complete the sentencebelow with the best alternative.

In the past, English cavaliers........swords while …....on the left.

(A) drew – riding (A) I haven't met my Chinese friends since July (B) draw – would ride (B) The children have read a Chinese story yesterday. (C) Have you learned Mandarim when you were in school. (D) They have seen many Chinese