Questões de Concurso sobre Verbos | Verbs

A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb plus another particle ( preposition, adverb). The phrasal verb: took off that appear in the beginning of the text is closest in meaning to:

“Get”

Complete the sentence below with the correct verb. Choose the CORRECT answer.

“I’m so excited about my travel that I _________ my bags.”

"They weren't at risk of extinction at all," said Dr Thomas” (l.47)

Which verb tense the sentence above is?

I (tear) ___________my shirt when I fell off my bike.

In the text, the verb tense in the sentence “it has a good balance of sweet and tart" is:

Read the news below.

While in Pakistan the good news is that the killing of journalists _________________ a merciful reduction, intimidation of the media continues to grow.

Identify the best alternative that completes the context.

Based on the English Grammar, we use the simple past tense to talk about:

Following the term for language skills and five possible descriptions of the term. Choose the correct option A, B C, D or E: Oral fluency is ______.

What is the main verb tense used in the dialogue above?

Complete the sentences with the appropriate verbs:

I. Stop ______ to me!

II. Theo ______ many headaches the last few days.

In the sentences ‘First chop the onions. Then fry them in oil.’ (ℓ.10), the verbs “chop” and “fry” are used in the present continuous.

Pete is talking to his English teacher about the strategies he has been using to study at home. He seems to have forgotten the phrasal verbs he was studying and trying to use during this conversation in order to impress the teacher. Read an extract of their dialogue:

(…)

(Pete) – Phrasal verbs are so difficult! Well, I have been studying really, really hard. I have to learn so many things before the tests. There are some things I have been doing… For example, I try to… to… memorize the expressions by reading them out loud several times a day.

(Teacher) – What else have you been doing that you consider effective?

(Pete) – I try to use the expressions and new words in stories… but often times they don’t… they don’t… make sense.

(Teacher) – There’s a phrasal verb for that.

(Pete) – I can’t remember it! I have to understand how I learn better…

(Teacher) – Maybe you are exaggerating a bit.

(Pete) – I am not. I have problems… reaching the same level of my classmates.

(Teacher) – I don’t agree with you, but if you feel you need to improve, we can talk about this later.

(Pete) – That would be great! Thank you!

If Pete had remembered the phrasal verbs he wanted to use in the conversation with his teacher in order to replace the expressions in bold, they would have followed this order:

Choose the alternative that best fill in the blanks of lines 07, 22 and 26.

The English phrasal verb account for means in Portuguese:

Regarding the use of gerunds and infinitives, choose the alternative in which all the verbs follow the same pattern of the underlined verb in the excerpt: “They’ve known since the heyday of ‘political correctness gone mad’ that nothing stirs up the wrath of Middle England like a story about someone trying to ban words”.

Read this excerpt from one of the previous texts:

“There must be training sites where teachers have the opportunity to express those concerns while also learning to come up with ways to approach the multicultural classroom and curriculum.”

The phrasal verb highlighted above means:

Which VERB TENSE the sentences below refer to? Choose the CORRECT answer.

I - To talk about permanent situations

II - To talk about habitual situations

III - In time clauses

IV - In zero conditionals

V - Future intentions

VI - Events based on a timetable or known date

“Since then, listening to books _____ my go-to way to reread them.”

Indicate the best alternative that completes the context.

Complete the sentence below with the correct verbs. Choose the CORRECT answer.

“When I _________ at the airport yesterday, I realized I _________ my passport at home.”