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1 . Faça a correspondência entre as ações à esquerda (1–8) e as frases à direita (a–h).
1 falar sobre uma ação sem mencionar quem praticou a ação
2 descrever uma atividade que foi iniciada em um momento específico
3 descrever a duração de uma atividade
4 descrever uma ação que aconteceu durante um tempo no passado mas já foi concluída
5 usar uma preposição para descrever movimento e direção
6 usar uma expressão informal para dizer que você está triste
7 usar uma expressão para dizer que está terminando um relacionamento
8 usar uma expressão para dizer que você está progredindo de alguma forma
a) I broke up with my girlfriend.
b) They had been working in New York for two years when I arrived.
c) I am fed up with work.
d) She worked in Brazil for five years.
e) I have worked in sales since July 2001.
f) My dog came running towards me.
g) I have moved on in my career since we last met.
h) The grapes are picked in September.
2 . Relacione os verbos preposicionais à esquerda (1–8) com as definições à direita (a–h).
1 give up
2 cut down
3 get through
4 look after
5 pick up
6 stay on
7 head back
8 get on with
a) to be happy in someone’s company
b) to complete something
c) to do less of something
d) to collect something or someone
e) to return to a place or thing
f) to continue being in the same place
g) to stop doing something
h) to help or support someone
3 . Complete as frases a seguir usando uma das palavras do quadro abaixo.
vineyard | self-employed | parents | waiter | frightened | university | overtime | energetic | bands | champagne
1 I worked a lot of ……………………… to pay for my holiday.
2 People drink ……………………… to celebrate special occasions.
3 He works for himself. He is ……………………… .
4 I have never been ……………………… of the dark.
5 His ……………………… were upset when he came home late.
6 There were four different ……………………… at the concert.
7 We are looking for an ……………………… person to join our sales team.
8 Could you ask the ……………………… for the bill?
9 Grapes are grown in a ……………………… .
10 I regret that I didn’t go to ……………………… .
4 . Complete as frases com for ou since.
1 I have been living in Miami ……………… 1995.
2 We haven’t been on holiday ……………… two years.
3 She’s been away from work ……………… three weeks.
4 I’ve been very happy ……………… I started working here.
5 She has been a doctor ……………… ten years.
6 Ann has been an accountant ……………… 2001.
5 . Complete as seguintes frases colocando o verbo entre parênteses no past simple ou no past perfect.
When he (1 get) ………………… to the airport, his flight (2 leave) ………………… already ………………… .
When Tom (3 look) ………………… at the clock at 7 p.m. he realised he (4 forget) ………………… to phone his girlfriend.
By the time I (5 arrive) ………………… at the theatre, the play (6 start) ………………… already ………………… .
At nine o’clock I (7 phone) ………………… Alex to tell him I (8 visit) ………………… the factory the day before.
Respostas:
Exercício 1
1-h; 2-e; 3-d; 4-b; 5-f; 6-c; 7-a; 8-g
Exercício 2
1-g; 2-c; 3-b; 4-h; 5-d; 6-f; 7-e; 8-a
Exercício 3
1 overtime
2 champagne
3 self-employed
4 frightened
5 parents
6 bands
7 energetic
8 waiter
9 vineyard
10 university
Exercício 4
1 since
2 for
3 for
4 since
5 for
6 since
Exercício 5
1 got
2 had (already) left
3 looked
4 had forgotten
5 arrived
6 had (already) started
7 phoned
8 had visited