Questões de Concurso sobre Passado progressivo | Past continuous

 
 
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Mark the item which CORRECTLY displays the tense and aspect of the underlined verbs.


I had helped my neighbor clean his attic before I fixed his car.


A

Past simple.


B

Past perfect.


C

Past continuous.


D

Past perfect continuous.

In the sentence he has dismissed them with a weary gesture (/ 28-29), identify the tense, aspect, and mood ofthe verb phrase, considering its retrospective function within the narrative. Mark the CORRECT alternative.


A

Present Simple tense, imperfective aspect, indicative mood, foregrounding habitual or generic action within the narrative continuum.


B

Present Perfect tense, perfective aspect, indicative mood, signaling the resultant state of a completed action with relevance to the narrative's present reference frame.


C

Past Continuous tense, progressive aspect, indicative mood, emphasizing an ongoing, durative process contemporaneous with a past narrative juncture.


D

Past Perfect tense, perfective aspect, subjunctive mood, indicating a counterfactual or irrealis scenario anterior to another past event within the embedded narrative sequence.

The sentence "By the time we arrived, the movie had already started" illustrates the use of:


A

Present perfect.


B

Past perfect.


C

Future perfect.


D

Past continuous.

Which grammatical structure is used in the sentence "The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries had left a gap in the market by moving into the role of general practitioner"?


A

Passive voice to emphasize the action rather than the subject.


B

Simple past tense to narrate a past event in chronological order.


C

Past perfect tense to show an action completed before another past event.


D

Past continuous tense to describe an ongoing past event.


E

Present perfect tense to describe a recently completed action.

Identify the verb tense used in the sentence:


"By 1942 some citizens were living on as few as 1,110 calories per day."


Select the correct alternative.


A

Past continuous.


B

Present continuous.


C

Past perfect.


D

Present perfect continuous.

No trecho “While it doesn’t mean the Paris Agreement target of keeping the long-term average below 1.5°C has been breached (…)” a palavra "breached" poderia ser corretamente substituída por qual opção?


A

Achieved


B

Violated


C

Maintained


D

Strengthened

Analyze:


“Had you changed your clothes before the end of the party?”


Select the option that presents the verb tense of the sentence above:


A

Present Perfect;


B

Past Perfect;


C

Simple Past;


D

Past Continuous.

In the sentence "She had her car repaired", the structure had + object + past participle expresses:


A

Causative construction.


B

Passive voice in past perfect.


C

Present perfect continuous.


D

Modal verb substitution.

In text 7A1-II, the verb “bent”, in “To where it bent in the undergrowth” (fifth verse), is correctly conjugated in the


A

present simple.


B

present perfect.


C

past perfect.


D

past simple.


E

past continuous.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the Past Continuous tense?


A

They were drives to the headquarters when the accident happened.


B

I was finished my presentation while the audience was waiting.


C

He played football with his colleagues all afternoon.


D

We have gone to the conference in Stockholm.


E

She was reading a complex report when the manager entered the office.

Consider the sentences below.


I- “(…) and ambitious plans become just one more thing to manage”.

II- “(…) or real life gets in the way, our plans fall apart”.


The past participle form of the verbs “become” and “fall” is, correctly and respectively:


A

became and fell.


B

become and fell.


C

became and fade.


D

become and fallen.

In English, the Simple Past tense of verbs indicates past actions that have already been completed, while the Past Continuous indicates actions that were in progress at a specific point in the past. In this sense, the sentence that uses these verb forms correctly is:


A

While I am exploring the local market during my trip abroad, I stumbled upon a bakery where I sampled pastries infused with exotic flavors, igniting my passion for culinary adventures.


B

While I was preparing dinner last night, the aroma of simmering spices filled the kitchen, transporting me back to my grandmother’s cooking.


C

As I savor each bite of the homemade lasagna, crafted with love and care by my Italian host family, I couldn’t help but marvel at the rich tapestry of flavors.


D

While I browsing through cookbooks in search of new recipes, I stumbled upon a treasure trove of culinary delights, each page promising a gastronomic journey.


E

As I satting at the table, reminiscing about past family gatherings, my mother serving a roast chicken, evoking memories of Sunday dinners from my childhood.

In “For example, they acknowledge that reading and writing should be focused on to the detriment of listening and speaking due to the difficulties faced by the teacher in basic education [...]”, the verb in bold is


A

in the First Conditional.


B

in the Active Voice.


C

in the Passive Voice.


D

in the Second Conditional.


E

in the Past Continuous.

What verbal tense is used in the sentence: Milk (and dairy in general) gets the blame for a lot of unwanted health outcomes.


A

Present Continuous.


B

Past Continuous.


C

Present Perfect.


D

Simple Present.


E

Simple Past.

Match the verb forms to their correct uses:


1 - "Have been working"

2 - "Were working"

3 - "Had worked"

4 - "Has worked"


( ) Past perfect

( ) Present perfect continuous

( ) Past continuous

( ) Present perfect Identify the correct matching, respectively:


A

1 - 3 - 4 - 2


B

4 - 2 - 1 - 3


C

3 - 1 - 2 - 4


D

3 - 4 - 1 - 2


E

1 - 4 - 3 – 2

Choose the correct answer:


A

Were" is in the past simple and "Had been flying" is in the past perfect continuous.


B

“Were" is in the present simple and "Had been flying" is in the present perfect.


C

“Were" is in the past perfect and "Had been flying" is in the past continuous.


D

“Were" is in the past simple and "Had been flying" is in the past simple continuous.

Leia o quadrinho abaixo para as questões 23 e 24.


Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for November 17, 2023



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Qual é a alternativa CORRETA de acordo com a norma culta da língua inglesa:


A

O verbo na expressão - The thinking cap is all set – está no Present Continuous Tense.


B

A pergunta ‘Did it work? está no Past Continuous Tense.


C

O autor da tirinha usou o ‘Future Simple Tense’ em todos os diálogos.


D

É impossível entender o texto por causa da miscelânea de tempos verbais.


E

O ‘Simple Past Tense’ foi usado na pergunta ‘Did it work?’.

Analyze the sentences below regarding verb tenses respectively in the order they appear:


i. "By the time you arrive, I will have finished the report."

ii. "The team meets every Tuesday to discuss progress."

iii. "They were preparing for the presentation all night." iv. "She is going to travel to Japan for her vacation next summer."


A

Sentence (i) and (ii) are both in the present continuous tense.


B

Sentence (iii) and (iv) are both in the past continuous tense.


C

Sentence (i) uses the future simple tense.


D

Sentence (iv) is in the present continuous tense.


E

Sentence (iv) uses the immediate future tense.

Which of the sentences below, from Text I, is in the past continuous tense?


A

“(…) the survey also found that (…)”.


B

“Many children in the UK are missing school (…)”.


C

“(…) it is not only mental health (…)”.


D

“(…) they were suffering from a mental health difficulty”.

What is the verb tense used in the excerpt “drones were used to locate the herd” (l. 13)?


A

Simple Present.


B

Past Perfect.


C

Simple Past.


D

Present Perfect.


E

Past Continuous.

 
 
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