Domínio dos Tempos Verbais: Simple Past vs. Present Perfect
Inglês
Habilidades BNCC
Questões
1. Complete the sentence choosing the best option: "Elton ______ to school every other week." (Elton tem ido à escola semana sim, semana não)
a)
go
b)
went
c)
has gone
d)
goes
e)
had gone
2. Mark the alternative that completes the sentence correctly: "She ______ the book last night." (Ela terminou o livro ontem à noite)
a)
has finished
b)
finishes
c)
finished
d)
have finished
e)
finish
3. Choose the correct alternative: "We ______ so many places since last year." (Nós visitamos tantos lugares desde o ano passado)
a)
visited
b)
have visited
c)
visits
d)
was visiting
e)
had visited
4. Explique, em inglês, a principal diferença entre o uso do Simple Past e do Present Perfect. Dê um exemplo de cada em inglês.
5. Write a short paragraph (3-4 sentences) about something you have accomplished this year, using at least two examples of Present Perfect.
6. Reescreva as frases abaixo, mudando-as do Simple Past para o Present Perfect: 1) They watched the movie. 2) I finished my homework. 3) She traveled to Spain.
7. Alice is a Brazilian student who dreams of studying abroad. She is improving her English and often writes in her diary about her studies and activities. Yesterday, Alice wrote: "I finished my English homework last night." Today, she writes: "I have completed all my daily lessons so far." Notice how Alice uses different verb tenses to describe her actions. Thinking about how she expresses events from different perspectives helps us understand the importance of choosing the right tense.
Why does Alice use different verb tenses in her diary entries, and what does this tell us about the timeframe of her actions?
a)
Because both actions happened yesterday.
b)
Because the first action is ongoing.
c)
Because the first sentence refers to a specific time, and the second to an experience up to the present.
d)
Because both are in the future.
e)
Because she is talking about hypothetical actions.
8. During a school exchange, Lucas told his host family: "I have never eaten sushi before." Later, at a restaurant, he ate sushi for the first time and said: "I tried sushi for the first time today." His host sister was curious about why he changed the way he talked about sushi in English.
Considering the context and the verb tenses, what does Lucas communicate with each phrase, and why does he change the tense?
a)
To emphasize his dislike for sushi.
b)
To show different times: before and after eating sushi.
c)
To indicate a habitual action.
d)
To refer to a future experience.
e)
To talk about another person's experience.
9. Maria and her friends are working on a class project about environmental changes in their city. They research and write a report, including: 'We have collected data from seven different locations.' Later in the report they add: 'We interviewed people at the train station last Saturday.'
Analyzing the tenses in the report, why do Maria and her friends switch between Present Perfect and Simple Past?
a)
Because they forgot what tense to use.
b)
Because both sentences refer to completed past actions.
c)
Because the first action is ongoing and the second has no time reference.
d)
Because Present Perfect refers to experience over a period, and Simple Past to an event at a specific time.
e)
Because it is more formal to use Present Perfect in the beginning.
10. Verb Tenses Review: Simple Past & Present Perfect
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1.Past tense of finish
2.Present perfect form of go
3.Present perfect form of see
4.Past tense of watch
5.Form shared by both simple past and past participle (to read)