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Professor: Alex Negrão Disciplina: Inglês
1.(Cetec 2015)
Complete the sentence with the
correct verb form:
Hans ___________ at the library,
that’s why he _________ with us
right now.
a) is studying – can’t be
b) is not studying – are
c) studies – were
d) studied – have been
e) study – used to be
2.(Centro 2015)
Choose the alternative that
presents the present progressive
form of the sentence below.
“Deforestation by human hands
accelerates the erosion of land
which could be used for growing
food.”
a) Deforestation by human hands
accelerated the erosion of land
which could be used for growing
food.
b) Deforestation by human hands
didn’t accelerate the erosion of
land which could be used for
growing food.
c) Deforestation by human hands
is accelerating the erosion of
land which could be used for
growing food.
d) Deforestation by human hands
has accelerated the erosion of
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land which could be used for
growing food.
e) Deforestation by human hands
was accelerated the erosion of
land which could be used for
growing food.
3.Escreva nas formas negativa e
interrogativa a seguinte frase:
“I am doing my best.”
NEG:
INT:
4.Mark the sentence from the
text that contains the use of
Present Continuous.
a) "Three people have died."
b) "The reporting chain
worked without delay."
c) "He said the quarantine
restrictions could last for
weeks."
d) "Officials reported a third
death on Sunday, an
elderly woman from the
town of Crema suffering
from cancer."
e) "Italian officials say they
are still trying to trace the
source of the outbreak."
5. Mark the option in which
there is NO Present Continuous
Tense.
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a)A former Facebook executive
has said social media is doing
great harm to society around
the world.
b)He was responsible for
increasing the number of users
Facebookliad.
c)He said the networks are
destroying society because
they are changing people's
behavior.
d)Palihapitiya also points out
how fake news is affecting how
we see the world.
e)It is becoming easier for large
websites to spread lies.
6.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.
a)saw / was arguing / were
listening / went
b)was seeing / was arguing /
listened / were
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c)were weeing / argued /
listenned / were
d)saw / were arguing / was
listening / went
e)was seing / argued / listened /
were going
Mike Coleman is 19
and______________in Omaha,
Nebraska, in the United States.
He wants to become a teacher
but now he ______________ in
Namibia. He's working in a
hospital near Katima Mulilo. He
says, " I'm working with the
doctors and nurses here to help
sick peopie. I'm not a doctor but I
can do a lot of things to help. For
example, I help carry peopie who
can't walk. Sometimes I go to
villages in the mobile hospital,
too. There aren't many doctors
here so they need help from
peopie like me. I don't get any
money, but that's OK, l'm not
here for the money.”
7.Which verb forms respectively
complete the gaps in text I?
a)is living / leaves
b)lives / is living
c)is living / lives
d)leaves / is living
e)leaves / is leaving
8. Preencha as lacunas com
o Past Continuous dos verbos
em parênteses:
a) She _______ (watch) TV when
he called.
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b) When the phone rang, they “Even though it`s _______, I
_______ (write) a letter. _______ go to the beach”

c) He ______ (study) while she a)snowing/have

_______ (make) dinner. b)windy/don`t
d) ______ (you/speak) English? c)raining/will
d)sunny/did
e) He _______ (play/not) football.

Investigators trying to find

9.Qual das frases abaixo está out what happened to a
no Past Continuous? Malaysia Airlines jet that
disappeared in route to Beijing
a) I was not at home when she on Saturday morning were
arrived. examining the causes of plane
b) My father was worried about crashes: mechanical failure,
your job. pilot error, bad weather. But the
c) Melissa and Juan are happy. discovery that two of the
d) We have been being lovers. passengers were
e) I was being evil with my carrying stolen passports also
mom. raised the possibility of criminal
violence.

10. Complete as frases abaixo 12.The underlined verbs in the

com o Past Continuous ou com text are in the
o Simple Past:
a) present progressive.
a) Tom ________ (to get) ready b) past progressive.
when Gina _______ (to arrive). c) simple present.
d) future.
b) When I _______ (to get) home
last night my mother ___________
(to prepare) dinner. 13.Choose the option that
correctly completes the
c) We ____________ (to watch) a
sentence:
movie when the doorbell _______
(to ring).
As they _________ down the
d) He ___________ (to walk) the street they _________ Amelia.
dog when he _______ (to meet)
his sister.
a)walked – saw
e) They ________ (to leave) the
concert while the singer ______ b)were walking – saw
still _______ (to sing).
c)walked – were seeing
11.Complete the sentence with
the appropriate word.
d)was walking – was seeing

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 Will you be coming home before
e)were walking – were seeing 7 o' clock?

AFF:
14.Which sequence best NEG:
completes the text below?

David beckham_____________(1) in
a minor car accident on Friday.
The football ace _________(2)
near Torrence in California
when he ________(3) into the
back of a
stationary vehicle with his 17.Choose the alternative that
Cadillac SUV. correctly completes the
a)involved - was driving run sentence below:

b)was involved- was driving- ran I am taking sunglasses with me

and I __________ them every day.
c)was involving - drove - was
running a)wear

d)has been involved - had been b)am wearing

driving - run
c)wore
e)was involved - drove - ran
d)have worn

15. Qual das frases abaixo não
está no future continuous?
a) Next week she will have
been working here for 20 years.
b) Will you be coming to the
party tonight?
c) Tomorrow at this time, I will
be taking my spanish language
test.
d) In the morning, I will be
baking a birthday cake.
e) Kate won't be sleeping now.
e)had worn
18.What is the correct way to
complete the sentence below?
According to this article,
everybody in costal cities _____
(1)find a way to escape from
the 2012 tsunamis.
a)are trying to
b)is trying to

c)trying to
16. Escreva a frase abaixo nas
formas afirmativa e negativa: d)have tried to

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e)have been trying to

They __________ about art last

night.
19.We ______ for our English test
at the moment. a) talks

a)are studying b) talk

c) was talking
b)are study
d) talking
c)study
e) were talking
d)are studyng

When John came in __________ a

20.Which alternative is in
book.
the progressive tense?
a) she was reading
a)After completing his task, he
smiled so happily. b) Mary is reading

c) will read
b)Having perfect set of teeth
please more American fans. d) should read
c)Singers with a perfect smile
are making consumers more e) reads
prone to buy their CDs.

d)Being good-looking seems to

be strongly associated with the
so-called beauty premium.

21.Preencha os espaços em
branco com a forma verbal
correta:

When she __________ I __________

to do my work.

a) has arrived – had tried

b) arrived – was trying

c) arrives – was trying

d) has arrived – has tried

e) arrived – try

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