Student: __________________________________________________________________________ Level: 2

Teacher: Elizângela Magalhães

 1. Read the article.
Looking for love
Looking for Love is an agency that finds partners for single people of any age.
Read about Lisa.

My name’s Lisa. I’m 25 years old and I’m from Manchester. I’m not married and I’m looking for love.
I’m a journalist on a local newspaper, which means I write stories about local political issues and sometimes
I interview politicians. I like my job, but I’d like to work on a national newspaper one day. That’s because I
want to have the opportunity to work abroad.
I have a small group of friends who I’ve known for years. I even went to school with some of them!
I’m not really extrovert but I do like going out and having fun. We usually go out to parties, nightclubs, and
restaurants. I also like cooking and I make great pasta! My ideal night in is a good meal, a glass of wine,
and a DVD. I like thrillers much more than I like romantic comedies!
I’m not very sporty, but I like to keep fit. I stopped smoking last year and now I go running twice a
week and I sometimes go to the gym at weekends. I eat lots of fruit and vegetables and I try not to have red
meat or too much coffee. At work, I drink water or tea.
I prefer men who are interested in serious issues because I like talking about politics and what’s
happening in the world. However, I also like men with a good sense of humour. These characteristics are
more important to me than physical appearance.
Please contact Looking for Love if you think you’re the kind of person I’m looking for!

Now, answer the questions.

a) How old is Lisa?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
b) Is Lisa married?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
c) What’s Lisa occupation?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
d) Does Lisa write stories?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
e) What does Lisa do in her job?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
f) How often does Lisa go running?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
g) What kind of man is Lisa looking for?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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2. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a) ( ) Lisa doesn’t want to change her job.
b) ( ) She goes out with some of her school friends.
c) ( ) She thinks she is extrovert.
d) ( ) She enjoys watching films.
e) ( ) She plays a lot of team sports.
f) ( ) She sometimes smokes.
g) ( ) She drinks a lot of coffee.
h) ( ) She likes talking about serious things.
i) ( ) Looking for Love is an organization only for young people.

WH QUESTIONS / QUESTION WORDS

As question words são palavras interrogativas utilizadas para se obter respostas

mais específicas. Elas costumam ser colocadas antes de verbos auxiliares ou modais. Nós
costumamos nos referir a elas também como WH words, pois a maioria das question
words inicia com WH, por exemplo: WHo? WHat?

WH words
Função Exemplo
(palavras interrogativas)
Perguntar uma informação sobre What is your name?
What algo/alguma coisa (Qual é o seu nome?)
(O quê?/ Qual?) Pedido de repetição ou confirmação What? I can't hear you.
sobre o que foi dito anteriormente (O quê? Eu não consigo ouvi-lo.)
What...for Perguntando pelo motivo, pelo por What did you do that for?
(Para quê...?) que (Para quê você fez isso?)
When When did he go out?
Pergunta pelo tempo
(Quando?) (Quando ele saiu?)
Where Where do you live?
Perguntando pelo lugar ou posição
(Onde?) (Onde você mora?)
Which Which t-shirt do you want?
Perguntando pela escolha
(Qual?) (Qual blusa você quer?)
Who Perguntando quem ou qual pessoa ou Who closed the door?
(Quem?) pessoas (sujeito) (Quem fechou a porta?)
Whom Perguntando quem ou qual pessoa ou Whom did you see?
(Quem?) pessoas (objeto) (Quem você viu?)
Whose Whose are these books?
Perguntando sobre a propriedade
(De quem?) (De quem são esses livros?)
Why Why do you say that?
Perguntar pela razão, por quê?
(Por que...?) (Por que você diz isso?)
Why don't Why don't you study?
Dando uma sugestão
(Por que você não...?) (Por que você não estuda?)
How does the game work?
Perguntando sobre a forma
How (Como funciona esse jogo?)
(Como?) Perguntando sobre o estado ou How was your day?
qualidade (Como foi o seu dia?)

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 Perguntando sobre a
How + adj/adv Observe os exemplos abaixo:
extensão ou o grau
How far is Rio de Janeiro from
How far Goiânia?
Distância
(Quão longe?) (Qual a distância do Rio de
Janeiro até Goiânia?)
How long Duração (tempo ou How long will it take?
(Por quanto tempo?) espaço) (Quanto tempo isso vai durar?)
How many How many cars are there?
Quantidade (contável)
(Quantos/quantas?) (Há quantos carros aí?)
How much money did you spend?
How much
Quantidade (incontável) (Quanto de dinheiro você
(Quanto?)
gastou?)
How old How old are you?
Idade
(Quantos anos?) (Quantos anos você tem?)
Perguntando pela razão,
How come (informal) How come I can't see her?
pelo por que – situações
(Como?) (Como eu não consigo vê-la?)
informais

1. Select the correct Wh question word.

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 1. Read the text.

UNUSUAL PEOPLE UNUSUAL JOBS

Steve and Stella Baker live in California. They’ve got two small children, and they are an average
American family, except for one thing: she goes to work, he stays at home and looks after the children.
Our reporter spoke to Steve and Stella at their home in San Diego:

“My wife has a very good job. She’s an electronics engineer, and she works for the US
Navy here. So she works, and I stay at home and look after the children.”

Jim McCartney is a helicopter pilot. He’s British, but he lives and works in Africa.
“I work for the hospital here. I take a doctor and two nurses in my helicopter to the jungle.
There are no roads in the jungle . only rivers. People go by helicopter or by boat, or they
walk.”
Mrs. Betty Brown is sixty-two. She’s a housewife, and a grandmother and a student!
Mrs. Brown lives in Oxford, England, and goes to the University there. She studies
Japanese, and she is the first in her class. We asked Mrs. Brown how she learns Japanese.
“My son lives in Japan, he teaches English in Tokyo and sends me Japanese magazines and
newspapers, videos of Japanese TV programmes and cassettes of Japanese radio
programmes.”

TEXT and COMPREHENSION

1 - According to the text, chose the correct alternative:

a) Stella and Steve have two big children.
b) Stella Baker is sixty-two.
c) Steve looks after his wife.
d) Mrs. Brown’s son teaches English.
e) Steve works in an office.

2 - According to the text, choose the alternative that correctly describes the people’s occupations:
a) Mrs. Brown is a nurse.
b) Stella is an electronic engineer.
c) Jim is a teacher.
d) Steve is a doctor.
e) Steve is a pilot.
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 3 - According to the text, choose the alternatives which contain a correct answer for the question:
Where do they live?
a) Mrs. Brown lives in Japan.
b) Jim lives in England.
c) Steve lives in Oxford.
d) Mrs. Brown’s son lives in Japan.
e) Stella lives in Africa.

SIMPLE FUTURE

O futuro é uma forma verbal comumente utilizada para expressar eventos que ainda não
aconteceram, estando estes situados depois do ato de fala, ou da escrita. O futuro simples em inglês é
construído pelo verbo modal ou auxiliar will, ou pelo menos comum shall, seguido do verbo principal no
infinitivo, sem to.
Geralmente são acompanhados por alguns advérbios ou locuções adverbiais,
como: tomorrow, soon, next month / week / year, in a few days, in a short time, in hours…

Observação: é possível usar shall para expressar o futuro, seguido de verbo no infinitivo
sem to. O Shall é mais usado para as primeiras pessoas (I e We). Quando usado para as demais
pessoas dá ênfase à frase.
Ex: I will go, he shall. (Quer dizer que eu irei à algum lugar, mas o fato de ele também ir
merece ser detacado.)

Will indica que um futuro não totalmente certo, ou seja, quando fazemos uma
previsão baseada em uma opinião.

Veja alguns exemplos:

The population of Valencia will reach 2 million by the year 2010.

A população de Valencia chegará a 2 milhões pelo ano de 2010.

(No exemplo acima, tudo indica que isso vai acontecer, mas não há uma evidência concreta.)

They will arrive at about 4 in the afternoon.

Eles chegarão mais ou menos às 4 da tarde.

I think my mother will like this CD.

Eu acho que minha mãe gostará desse CD.

Outra maneira de usarmos will é quando tomamos uma decisão no momento da fala.

If we miss the bus, we’ll take a taxi.

Se nós perdemos o ônibus, nós pegaremos um táxi.
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 Usaremos will com determinadas palavras ou expressões como:
Maybe (talvez);
I think (eu acho que);
Probably (provavelmente);
I'm not sure (não tenho certeza);
I guess (eu acho);
I don't know (eu não sei);
I hope (eu espero que);
I expect (eu espero que), etc.

Uso:

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1. Use the Simple Future.
a) You ________________________________ (earn) a lot of money.
b) You __________________________________ (not/find) me here when you get back.
c) ________________________________________________ (he/buy) a new house?

2. Complete the sentences using the Simple Future.

a) _____________________________________ (I/see) a doctor.
b) _____________________________________ (we/play) football today?
c) ______________________________________ (I/not) school tomorrow.

3. Write the words in the correct order and form sentences.

a) will/explain/you/to/I
______________________________________________________________________________________________
b) will/give/a party/ My parents / not
______________________________________________________________________________________________
c) will/swim/Jardel / ?
______________________________________________________________________________________________
d) will/invite/us for lunch/Samuel/ not
______________________________________________________________________________________________
e) will/always/I/love you/ ?
______________________________________________________________________________________________
f) will/I/take/an/orange
______________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Mark the correct alternative in parentheses.

a) I will travel. (Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative)

b) I won´t travel. (Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative)

c) Will you do me a favor? (Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative)

d) Will he travel tomorrow? (Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative)

e) I will drop by to see her. (Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative)

f) Will they move to Ireland next year? (Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative)

g) She won’t sing at the talent show. (Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative)

h) It will rain a lot next week. (Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative)

i) I will not travel to England next month. (Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative)

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5. Read the cartoon and mark the correct alternative in questions I and II.

I. “I´ll never forget his last words”. A palavra destacada corresponde a:

a) I will e indica que a frase está no futuro.
b) I will e indica que a frase está no presente.
c) I will e indica que a frase está no passado.
d) I will e indica que a ação ocorre no momento da fala.

II. “I´ll never forget his last words” uma possível tradução para essa frase seria:
a) Ele nunca esqueceu minhas últimas palavras.
b) Eu nunca esqueci suas últimas palavras.
c) Eu nunca esqueço suas últimas palavras.
d) Eu nunca esquecerei suas últimas palavras.

6. Write the sentences in the Simple Future.

a) I study at night.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
b) She works with her mother.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
c) I go to the beach with you.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
d) We meet at school.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
e) Mary sits near me.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
f) I write letters to my friends.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
g) They study in the same class.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
h) He sends flowers to his girlfriend.
______________________________________________________________________________________________

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 BE GOING TO (FUTURE)
Abaixo temos um exemplo com o verbo to play (jogar; brincar) e o futuro com going to:

Futuro com going to + verbo principal (to play)

Affirmative
I am going to play.
You are going to play.
He is going to play.
She is going to play.
It is going to play.
We are going to play.
You are going to play.
They are going to play.
Negative
I am not going to play.
You are not going to play.
He is not going to play.
She is not going to play.
It is not going to play.
We are not going to play.
You are not going to play.
They are not going to play.
Interrogativa
Am I going to play?
Are you going to play?
Is he going to play?
Is she going to play?
Is it going to play?
Are we going to play?
Are you going to play?
Are they going to play?

ATTENTION!

Be going to é uma estrutura usada quando falamos sobre algo no futuro que
temos quase certeza de que vai acontecer, ou seja, uma previsão baseada em fatos.
Veja alguns exemplos:

Look at the clouds! It is going to rain soon.

Olhe as nuvens! Vai chover logo.

I’m going to see the doctor on Friday morning.

Eu vou ver o médico na sexta-feira de manhã.

When are you going to have another party?

Quando você vai fazer uma outra festa?

Next month I’m going to buy a new car.

Mês que vem eu vou comprar um novo carro.

1. Read the text below.

Today, I'm going to do the shopping and clean up the house. In the afternoon,
I'm going to meet my friends and watch a video with them. We're going to spend some
time together as we haven't seen each other for a while.
In the evening, I'm going to call my grandmother and tell her I'm going to send her
some pictures of my wedding. She's really curious to see them.
Today, I'm not going to work too much because I don't want to get tired. I have an
important party to go to on the weekend. I'm really excited about it!

See you!
By Jane Brown

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 I - Answer the questions:
a) Is Jane Brown going to buy things today?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
b) Is she going to wash anything?
__________________________________________________________________________________________

II - Mark T (True) or F (False).

a) ( ) Jane is going to make a video with her friends.

b) ( ) She isn't going to spend any time with her friends.

c) ( ) Jane is going to call her grandmother.

d) ( ) Jane is going to work a little.
e) ( ) She has a party to go to on Monday.

III - Put in the verbs in brackets into the gap. Use Simple future or be going to future.

a) Philipp __________________________________ 15 next Wednesday. (to be)

b) They ______________________________________ a new computer. (to get)

c) I think my mother __________________________________ this CD. (to like)

d) Paul's sister ____________________________________ a baby. (to have)

e) They ___________________________________ at about 4 in the afternoon. (to arrive)

f) Just a moment. I __________________________________ you with the bags. (to help)

g) In 2020 people ______________________________________ more hybrid cars. (to buy)

h) Marvin _______________________________________ a party next week. (to go)

i) We ________________________________________ to Venice in June. (to fly)

j) Look at the clouds! It ________________________________________ soon. (to rain)

PREPOSITIONS

Prepositions of Time

Prepositions of Time

At

On

In
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Regras:
AT: Usa-se a preposição at para se referir a uma hora exata.

Example: The movie starts at 9 o’clock. (O filme começa às 9h00).

ON: Usa-se a preposição on para se referir a um dia em particular.

Example: We usually have lunch together on Saturday. (Nós geralmente almoçamos

juntos no domingo).

IN: Usa-se a preposição in para se referir a algo que ocorre durante o mês ou ano.

Examples: It is usually very hot in January. (É geralmente muito quente em janeiro).

My sister was born in 1988. (Minha irmã nasceu em 1988).

Prepositions of Place

Prepositions of place

At

On

In

Under

Regras:
AT (EM, NO, NA): A preposição at é usada para se referir à posição ou à localização de alguém ou algo.

Examples: Seth is at school. (Seth está na escola.)

Sarah is at home. (Sarah está em casa.)
Sandy is at the gym. (Sandy está na ginástica.)

A preposição at é também usada para especificar uma localização exata.

Example: The house is at the end of the street. (A casa se localiza no final da rua.)

ON (EM, NO, NA, EM CIMA DE, A RESPEITO DE): A preposição on é usada para indicar que
alguém ou algo está em contato ou sobre outra coisa.

Examples: The food is on the table. (A comida está na mesa.) 11

The cat is on the table. (O gato está em cima da mesa.)
The painting is hanging on the wall. (O quadro está pendurado na parede.)
The painting is on the wall. (O quadro está na parede.)

A preposição on também é usada nos seguintes contextos:

Examples: We live on the tenth floor. (Nós vivemos no décimo andar.)

Bob lives on a farm. (Bob vive numa fazenda.)
We heard the news on the radio. (Ouvimos a notícia no radio.)
The news was on television. (A notícia passou na televisão.)

IN (EM, NO, NA, DENTRO DE): A preposição in é usada quando algo, ou alguém, está dentro de
outra coisa.

Examples: The present is in the box. (O presente está na caixa.)

The shirt is in the closet. (A camisa está no armário.)
I live in Rio de Janeiro. (Eu moro no Rio de Janeiro.)
There are many cars in the streets. (Há muitos carros nas ruas.)
There are clouds in the sky. (Há muitas nuvens no céu.)

A preposição in é usada para se referir a casas, prédios e estabelecimentos.

Examples: I will meet you in school. (Eu lhe encontrarei na escola.)

They are staying in a nice hotel. (Eles estão ficando num hotel bonito.)

UNDER (SOB, EMBAIXO DE, MENOS DE): A preposição under é usada quando algo ou
alguém está sob outra coisa.

Examples: The spoon is under the table. (A colher está sob a mesa.)
The slippers are under the bed. (Os chinelos estão embaixo da cama.)
The dog is under the bed. (O cachorro está embaixo da cama.)
My legs are under the desk. (Minhas pernas estão sob a mesa.)

OVER (SOBRE, POR CIMA DE, MAIS QUE, DURANTE): A preposição over é usada quando
algo ou alguém está por cima de outra coisa.

Examples: The plane is flying over the city. (O avião está voando sobre a cidade.)

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 BETWEEN (ENTRE - DOIS): A preposição between é usada quando algo ou alguém está entre duas
pessoas ou coisas. (Quando há mais de duas pessoas ou coisas, a preposição utilizada é among).

Examples: I am sitting between Alex and John. (Eu estou sentando entre Alex e John).
This secret remains between the two of us. (Este segredo permanece entre nós
dois.)

AMONG (ENTRE – MAIS DE DOIS): A preposição among é usada quando algo ou alguém
está entre três ou mais pessoas ou coisas.

Example: This is one reason among many. (Este é um motivo entre muitos).

1 - Complete using the correct preposition: IN, ON or AT, when necessary.

a) I am going to meet you _______ Saturday, ____ a quarter past three.
b) Dave went to Paris ______ June, ______ 1999.
c) ___ the morning I usually have classes, ___ the afternoons I always visit my friend Cecil
and ____ night I sometimes watch TV.
d) She'll be here ____ a few minutes.
e) The party will be ___ eight, ___ the evening ____ September 26 th.
f) ____ Easter I used to have dinner with my parents, but ___ Christmas day I have dinner
with my parents-in-law.
g) ________ This year we have classes with Mr. Burlington.
h) I would like to go out with you _____ the end of the class.
i) Can you be ___ time for lunch, please?
j) Sorry, I can't talk to you ___ the moment, but I can see you ___ lunchtime.
k) I will travel to India ___ my vacations ____ next year.
l) Shakespeare was born _____ 1564 ___ Stratford-upon-avon ___ England.
m) I live _____ 33 Washington Street.
n) Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered Brazil _____ 22 April, 1500.

2. Complete the sentences using between or among.

a) The school is _____________ several tall buildings.
b) I found a photograph of Julie _____________ my things.
c) The drugstore is _________________ the supermarket and the cinema.
d) Look at this photograph. My son is ___________________ the teacher and your daughter.

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e) The city is __________________ a river and the mountains.
f) There is a great difference _________________ them. He is very shy and she is an outgoing
woman.

PRONOUNS

Subject Pronouns

Como o nome por si já diz, os pronomes sujeitos são usados quando são sujeitos de uma
oração, ou seja, são a parte principal da frase. Vejamos quais são os pronomes pessoais
sujeitos em inglês.

Pronomes Pessoais – Subject Pronouns

I Eu

You Você, tu

He, she, it Ele, ela (neutro)

We Nós
You Vocês, vós

They Eles, elas (neutro)

Observações:

O pronome I sempre é escrito com letra maiúscula, seja no início ou no fim de uma frase;
You se emprega tanto no singular quanto no plural, seja formal ou informalmente;
He e she são usados com pessoas do sexo masculino e feminino, também em animais se de
estimação;
Emprega-se they com pessoas, animais ou coisas no plural, masculino ou feminino, para se
referir às autoridades e para se referir a he ou she com referência no singular, em linguagem
informal, e é por vezes considerado “incorreto”.

Examples:
I like playing with my friends. – Gosto de jogar com meus amigos.
You can go alone. – Pode ir sozinho.
He goes to work every day. – Ele vai trabalhar todos os dias.

She teaches English and Spanish. – Ela leciona inglês e espanhol.

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 Possessive Pronouns

Os pronomes possessivos em inglês como em português são usados para indicar que algo
pertence a alguém ou alguma coisa.
Vejamos quais são suas formas em inglês com suas traduções:

Pronomes Possessivos – Possessive Pronouns

Mine (o) meu, (a) minha

Yours (o) teu, (a) tua, (o) seu, (a) sua

His, hers, its (o)/(a) dele, dela (neutro)

Ours (o) nosso, (a) nossa

Yours (o) vosso, (a) vossa, (o) seu, (a) sua

Theirs (o)/(a) deles, delas (neutro)

Observações:

Os pronomes possessivos não se empregam antes de substantivos;

Eles também servem para responder a perguntas quando começadas por Whose? (De
quem?);
Vale lembrar também que os pronomes possessivos em inglês não se flexionam, eles valem
tanto para o plural como para o singular.

Examples:
This is not your key. This is mine. – Esta não é sua chave. É a minha.
Whose is the book? It’s his. – De quem é o livro? Dele.
That house is hers. – Aquela casa é dela.

Interrogative Pronouns

Em inglês, os pronomes interrogativos são chamados de question words. As perguntas com

eles elaborados são chamadas de wh-questions, pois, exceto how (como), todas as outras são feitas com
pronomes interrogativos que começam com wh.
Vejamos quais são os pronomes interrogativos em inglês:

Pronomes Interrogativos – Interrogative Pronouns

Who quem (sujeito)

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 Whose de quem
Why Porque

Which qual, quais

What o que, que

Where onde

How como

Examples:
Who is that girl in the corner? – Quem é aquela garota na esquina?
Who was present in the party? – Quem estava presente na festa?
Whose book is this? – De quem é este livro?
Which English do you prefer: American or British? – Que inglês você prefere: americano
ou britânico?
Where were you? – Onde você estava?
How are you? – Como você está?
Why are you doing this? – Por que está fazendo isso?

Demonstrative Pronouns

Os pronomes demonstrativos em inglês tem um uso bastante amplo, fica fácil de nos perdemos,
principalmente quando somos iniciantes em inglês. Como este é um guia básico dos pronomes em inglês,
irei abordar os mais simples e depois escrevo um dica mais completa para estudantes de inglês
avançados.
Vejamos como os pronomes demonstrativos são e como são usados em inglês.

Pronomes Demonstrativos – Demonstrative Pronouns

This este, esta, isto
These estes, estas (plural)
That aquele, aquela, aquilo, esse, essa, isso
Those aqueles, aquelas, esses, essas (plural)

Examples:

This is my car. – Este é meu carro.

These are their books. – Estes são os livros deles.

That is my car. – Aquele é meu carro.

Those are my friends. – Aqueles são meus amigos.

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1. Complete the sentences below with the appropriate pronouns:
a) _____________ watched a movie with _____________ at the mall.
(Nós assisitimos um filme com eles no shopping).
b) ________________ are very late. (Você está muito atrasada.)
c) ________________ is an English teacher. (Ele é professor de inglês.)
d) Jane was looking at ___________________. (A Jane estava olhando para ele.)
e) __________________ lives in an apartment. (Ela mora num apartamento.)
6. ___________________ have to study for the test tonight. (Nós temos que estudar para a prova
hoje à noite.)
7. ____________________ guys need to do your homework. (Vocês precisam fazer sua tarefa.)
8. ___________________ like to have chicken for lunch. (Eles gostam de comer frango no almoço.)
9. _________________ talked to __________________ yesterday. (Ela conversou com ele ontem.)
10. ________________ work downtown. (Eu trabalho no centro.)
11. _________________ wants to work with ___________________. (Ele quer trabalhar com ela.)
12. __________________ didn’t say anything about ___________________. (Eles não disseram nada
sobre nós.)
13. __________ had dinner with ________________. (Eu jantei com eles.)
14. William will go to the party with ___________________. (O William vai à festa conosco.)
15. __________ forgot to do ___________________. (Eu me esqueci de fazê-la (a tarefa).)

Simple Past

O Simple Past , também chamado de Past Simple (passado simples), é um dos

tempos verbais do inglês. Ele é equivalente ao passado simples na língua portuguesa.
Quando usar?
O Simple Past é usado para indicar ações passadas já concluídas, ou seja, para
falar de fatos que já aconteceram; que começaram e terminaram no passado.
Expressões temporais usadas com o Simple Past
Para reforçar o uso do Simple Past, muitas expressões temporais são utilizadas nas
frases.

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 Os exemplos mais usuais são: yesterday (ontem), the day before
yesterday (anteontem), last night (ontem à noite), last year (ano passado), last
month (mês passado), last week (semana passada), ago (atrás), etc.

Veja algumas frases no Simple Past com as expressões acima:

We did not go to school yesterday. (Nós não fomos para a escola ontem.)
His birthday was the day before yesterday. (O aniversário dele foi anteontem.)
She studied Math last night. (Ela estudou matemática ontem à noite.)
I traveled / travelled to Brazil last year. (Eu viajei para o Brasil ano passado.)
They visited their uncle last month. (Eles visitaram o tio deles mês passado.)
I called you three days ago. (Eu telefonei para você três dias atrás.)
We learned how to dance samba last week. (Nós aprendemos a dançar samba semana
passada.)

Formação do Simple Past

A formação básica do Simple Past é feita com o uso do auxiliar did nas formas negativa
e interrogativa, e com o acréscimo de –ed, –ied ou –d ao final do verbo principal no infinitivo,
sem o to, na forma afirmativa.
Observe as tabelas e confira exemplos de conjugação do Simple Past.

Example: verbo to dance (dançar - regular)

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I danced I didn’t dance Did I dance?

You danced You didn’t dance Did you dance?

He danced He didn’t dance Did he dance?

She danced She didn’t dance Did she dance?

It danced It didn’t dance Did it dance?

We danced We didn’t dance Did we dance?

You danced You didn’t dance Did you dance?

They danced They didn’t dance Did they dance?

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 Example: verbo to fly (voar - irregular)

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I flew I didn’t fly Did I fly?

You flew You didn’t fly Did you fly?

He flew He didn’t fly Did he fly?

She flew She didn’t fly Did she fly?

It flew It didn’t fly Did it fly?

We flew We didn’t fly Did we fly?

You flew You didn’t fly Did you fly?

They flew They didn’t fly Did they fly?

AFFIRMATIVE FORM (FORMA AFIRMATIVA)

Regular verbs (verbos regulares)

Para usar os verbos regulares em frases afirmativas no Simple Past, basta mudar a
terminação do verbo de acordo com as seguintes regras:

1. Aos verbos regulares terminados em –e, acrescenta-se somente o –d no final do verbo:

to love (amar) – loved
to lie (mentir) – lied
to arrive (chegar) – arrived
to like (gostar) – liked

2. Aos verbos regulares terminados em consoante+vogal+consoante (CVC), duplica-se a última

consoante e acrescenta-se o –ed:
stop (parar) – stopped
control (controlar) – controlled
plan (planejar) – planned
prefer (prefer) – preferred

3. Aos verbos terminados em –y precedido de consoante, retira-se o y e acrescenta-se o –ied:

to study (estudar) – studied
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 to cry (chorar) – cried
to try (tentar) – tried
4. Aos verbos terminados em –y precedido de vogal, acrescenta-se somente o –ed:
enjoy (aproveitar) – enjoyed
stay (ficar) – stayed
play (brincar; jogar) – played

1. Read the text and answer the questions.

Did you know?

Leonardo da Vinci wrote from right to left - you needed a mirror to read his
handwriting.
He was a genius - he could write one sentence with his right hand and a different
sentence with his left hand.
He invented scissors.
He drew architect's plans but never built a building.
He lost most of the paintings and drawings he did in Milan.
He had many talents. He made models and in his notebooks there were plans for a
tank, a helicopter and a submarine.
His scientific observations were a hundred years before his time.

Find the text the simple past of these verbs: write, make, have, build, lose, do, draw.

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2. Write the Simple Past of the Regular Verbs in parentheses and translate.

a) I__________________ a good film yesterday. (to watch)

b) He __________________ her friends last weekend. (to visit)

c) They ___________________ the violin at the party. (to play)

d) They ________________ hard last month. (to work)

e) You __________________ your living room very well! (to clean)

f) In the afternoon I ____________________along a lake. (to walk)

g) My cousin _____________the piano and I ____________the drinks. (to play/to prepare)

h) In the morning I _____________the birds and the sunset. (to watch)

i) On weekends we_________________ parties. (to organize)

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3. Mark the correct alternative.
I ________ my friend yesterday. (to visit)
a. ( )visited b.( ) visitied
They_________a new restaurant last week. (to open)
a.( ) opened b.( ) oppened
The little boy_________your question. (to answer)
a.( ) answered b.( ) answerred
Jonas________very well yesterday. (to dance)
a.( ) danced b.( ) danceed
The children___________the new recreation center last week. (to visit)
a.( ) visited b.( ) visitied
You_________computer games yesterday. (to play)
a.( ) played b.( ) plaied
We________the new coffee shop. (to love)
a.( ) loved b.( ) loveed
My father ____________Canada at university. (to study)
a.( ) studyed b.( ) studied

4. Complete o texto com o passado simples dos verbos entre parênteses.

Marie Curie _____________ (be) a physicist and a chemist. She _________ (begin) her studies
in Poland but in 1891 she ________________ (leave) for France. She _____________ (study) there
and later ________________ (work) as a scientist at the Sorbonne in Paris. She
________________ (meet) and _________________ (marry) a French scientist, Pierre Curie. They
______________ (have) two children, Irene and Ewa. Maria and Pierre
________________ (discover) two radioactive elements, radium and polonium. Pierre
____________ (die) in 1906 in an accident in Paris. Maria ______________ (get) two Nobel Prizes,
in 1903 and in 1911. She _____________ (die) in 1934.

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