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Sobre passado simples | simple past em inglês
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This news is about an 84-year-old woman from the UK. Her name is Ursula and she left school in 1944 unable to read. She had no time to learn to read because she had to look after her ill parents.
Ursula felt sad that she could not read the papers or books like other people. She decided to learn to read now, in her 80s. She hopes that she can inspire other people to read too.
Which option correctly completes the text below?
The Rosetta Stone
"Egyptian hieroglyphic ________________ undeciphered until the 19th century. Members of Napoleon’s Egyptian expedition of 1799________________a black basalt stone, ______________ 114 x 72 cm, at Rashid (Rosetta). The stone ___________ with three different scripts: hieroglyphic, the derived demotic script,_________________ everyday purposes, and Greek. (...)”
(CRYSTAL, David. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2010.)
Which option completes the paragraph below correctly?
Neopalpadonaidtrumpi
Scientists _______ for the objectivity, but that ______ they don't have a sense of humour. When DrVazrickNatari______the white tufts capping the head of a new species of moth he ______around Baja California, one person______to mind: Donald J Trump. Explaining why he ______Neopalpadonaidtrumpi for the organism in 2017, Natari said: The specific epithet______because of the resemblance of the scales on the frons (head) of the moth to Mr. Trump’s hairstyle’.
(Adapted from http: / / blog.oxforddicttonaries. com)
Which is the correct way to complete the paragraph below?
A change of habits
In recent years, dairy milk alternatives made from almonds, soy, cashews and coconuts ______ in popularity. Many people consider them more nutritious than cow's milk. Some people _______ them because they have a milk allergy or lactose intolerance. Others choose them for environmental reasons or because they want a vegan diet. Some just like the taste. Cow’s m ilk______once one of America’s most iconic beverages. But now Americans ______ less of it.
(Adapted from https ://www.nytimes.com)
Complete the sentences with the correct use of the Simple Past and the Past Continuous.
- I was waiting for the bus when I___________ (see) her.
- The children ___________ (argue) when the teacher arrived.
- Everyone___________ (listen) to music when the lights ___________. (go) out.
To fill in the gaps respectively, mark the right option.
Read the text II in orderto answer item.
My name is Patrick. I ___________ on vacation to Brazii last Summer, and I ___________ in a five-star hotel in front of the beach in Rio de Janeiro.
I went to Rio by plane and I___________ a month there, I ___________ a lot of people and we____________a great time! I want to go back to Brazii as soon as possible.
Choose the option which completes the gaps in text I
respectively.
Read the text and answer question.
Read the text and answer question.
April
There was a nice little girl which name was April.
One day, she asked her parents why she was called April. They answered that it was because she was born in April. The little girl liked her name and the month April too. Her parents made her a party, all her friends celebrated with her, and she received a lot of presents.
One day her mother became pregnant and April had a little brother. Her brother was born in February and everybody came and suggested names for the new baby.
April didn’t understand what the problem was. If the baby was
born in February, the correct name should be February.
Choose the option that correctly completes the two sentences below, respectively.
I- I ______ his insults patiently.
II- She ______ three children in six years.
III- The king’s body was ______ away to the cathedral.
IV- Hundreds of children are ______ deaf each year.
Which is the correct way to complete the text below?
You can now edit and format your Google Docs by voice
About six months ago, Google ______ voice typing for Google Docs on the web ______ you to dictate your text into a document. Today it's taking this feature a step further by also allowing you to edit and format your text by voice, too.
This ______ you can now say things like "select all, " "align center", "bold", "got to end of line", or "increase font size" and Google Docs ______ and follow your commands. You can find a full list of available commands here .
(http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/24/you-can-now-edit-and-format-your-google-docs-by-voice/)
According to the grammar rules for verb tenses. Choose the best alternative to fill the blanks:
1- The police ______________________ (arrest) the suspects last night.
2- They ___________________________ (not/steal) anyone for a month.
3- Scientists ________________________ (test) new medicine last year.
4- I ____________________________ (Not/find) my keys since you left.
5- They _________________________ (work) a lot last night
Read the text and answer questions 42 and 43.
Select the alternative that best completes the dialogue below.
Jude I ____ (see) Mary last Sunday.
John: Really?I ____ (not/see) her for years. How is she?
The oldest human footprints in Europe have been discovered in Britain. There are only three other sets of footprints that are older and they are in Africa.
Scientists took digital photographs of the footprints and created a 3D image from them. The images and model were unveiled at a news conference at the British Museum in London. Scientists think that most of the footprints are children’s. There was at least one adult, too.
Discoveries of ancient man’s footprints are extremely rare. Scientists say that the discovery will rewrite our understanding of human occupation of Britain and Europe.
Scientists took digital photographs of the footprints and created a 3D image from them.
The altemative that correctly transforms the sentence above to the simple present is:
Conheça nossos planos