November 30, 2010

Comparisons - Exercises and Answers

Hey!

To prove you understood the last post, today you'll answer these questions.
Para provar que você entendeu a lição da aula passada, hoje você tentará responder às seguintes perguntas.

1. Choose the best alternative to complete each sentence:
a) His cellphone is _____ I've ever seen.
I- better than yours
II- the most different

b) For me, English is _____ Arabian.
I- the most complicated
II- less complicated than

c) Everybody thinks Paul McCartney is _____ they've ever heard.
I- the best singer
II- the most good

d) My grandfather is _____ from my family.
I- the oldest man
II- older than

e) If you are not ugly, you're _____ someone.
I- the most  beautiful
II- more beautiful than


2. Now, write the sentences with the right form of the adjective in parentheses to express real facts:
a) Playing football is _____ (good) than playing basketball.
b) Medicians are usually _____ (busy) on weekends than weekdays.
c) Beyoncé is _____ (energetic) than Michael Jackson.
d) English is _____ (easy) than Portuguese.
e) Computers are _____ (difficult) to use than calculators.


Answers:
1.
a) II
b) II
c) I
d) I
e) II

2. (personnal answers)


Leave a comment in the blog with something you think we should improve, or if you have any question, compliment or criticism.
Deixe comentários no blog com assuntos que possam melhorar o ensino, ou caso você tenha alguma dúvida, curiosidade, crítica.

See you!

November 29, 2010

Comparisons

Hi!

Hoje veremos os tipos de comparações que podemos fazer. Preste muita atenção.
Quando comparamos duas coisas, pessoas, ações, grupos, etc, usamos três estruturas básicas:

IGUALDADE:
Quando queremos comparar alguma coisa, alguém ou uma ação, usamos a seguinte estrutura básica:
... as + adjective + as ...
Ex.: You're as beautiful as your brother. (Você é tão bonito quanto seu irmão.)
      Guitar is as difficult to play as piano. (Violão é tão difícil de tocar quanto piano.)

INFERIORIDADE: 
Quando dizemos que algo ou alguém é menos /adjective/ do que alguém, usamos a seguinte estrutura:
... less + adjective + than ...
Ex.: You're less beautiful than your brother.(Você é menos bonito do que seu irmão.)
      Guitar is less difficult to play than piano. (Violão é menos difícil de tocar do que piano.)

SUPERIORIDADE:
Quando dizemos que algo ou alguém é mais /adjective/ do que alguém, usamos a seguinte estrutura:
... more + adjective + than ...
Ex.: You're more beautiful than  your brother. (Você é mais bonito do que seu irmão.)
      Guitar is more difficult to play than piano. (Violão é mais difícil de tocar do que piano.)

Para indicarmos superioridade com adjetivos curtos, geralmente acrescentamos -er no final, mas com algumas mudanças na grafia em alguns adjetivos:
Ex.: My granny is older than my grandpa.(Minha vovó é mais velha que meu vovô [old = older].)
       This game is easier than that one. (Esse jogo é mais facil do que aquele [easy = easier].)
       My cousin's house is larger that mine. (A casa do meu primo é maior do que a minha [large = larger].)
       Alice is thinner than her brother.(Alice é mais magra que seu irmão [thin = thinner].)



SUPERLATIVES:
Quando queremos destacar um membro de um grupo, usamos as seguintes estruturas:

Superioridade: quando alguém é mais do que todos.
the most + adjective
The Beatles were the most popular band of all time. (Os Beatles foram a banda mais popular de todos os tempos.)

Inferioridade: quando alguém é menos do que todos.
the least + adjective 
The singer's last album was the least successful of her career. (O último álbum da cantora foi o menos sucedido da carreira dela.)

Para indicarmos superioridade nos adjetivos curtos, usamos o the e a terminação -est:
Red Hot Chili Pepers is the craziest band I knew. (RHCP é a banda mais louca que eu conheci [crazy = craziest].)

Casos Especiais:
Alguns adjetivos são irregulares. Veja:
Good = Best ou Better
Bad = Worse ou Worst
Old = Eldest ou Oldest/ Elder ou Older
Far = Farthest ou Furthest/ Futher ou Farther
Dentre outros...

Ex.: My work is better than yours.
       Their problem is worst than ours.
       Japan is the farthest country from Brazil.

Obs.: Adjetivos Curtos são os que tem uma ou duas sílabas.

Espero que tenham entendido...

See you!

Listening - Hot 'n Cold

Hello!

Hoje veremos um vídeo da Katy Perry, Hot 'n Cold. Clique no link para assistir. Tente entender o que ela fala:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X75mry1LcFg

Por hoje é só. na próxima aula, Comparações.

See you!

November 27, 2010

Phrasal Verbs

Hello!

Hoje veremos alguns Phrasal Verbs. Você sabe o que são Phrasal Verbs? É a mistura de um verbo com uma preposição ou um advérbio, fazendo com que o seu significado mude. Observe:

I gave her a flower.
I give up!

O verbo To Give, como você sabe, é o verbo "Dar". Seguido da preposição "up", o verbo se transforma em "Desistir". Estranho, né? Veja outros exemplos:

To Get:
I got a blue car! (Obter)
I get up early everyday. (Levantar)

To Put:
Put your book on the shelf. (Colocar)
Let's put out the fire. (Apagar)

To Run:
We have to run 5 km.. (Correr)
They ran away. Get them! (Fugir)

Nós também podemos inverter a ordem do verbo e da preposição, colocando o objeto da frase entre eles. veja:
Let's put out the fire. = Let's put the fire out.
You should take off (Tirar) that sweater. It's hot! = You should take that sweater off. It's hot!

Veja outros Phrasal Verbs:
Ask out 
Call up  
Explain away  
Find out  
Fix up  
Get up  
Give back 
Give in  
Go on  
Go over with  
Keep on
Keep away from  
Look over  
Look up 
Look for Make up  
Pick out  
Pick up  
Put off  
Slow down  
Take back  
Take off  
Take on  
Talk over 
Think up 
Turn off
Turn on  
Turn up  

O significado deles, você terá que descobrir (You have to find out).
Essa lista é muito comprida, por isso resumi para facilitar sua vida, mas você terá que descobrir mais Phrasal Verbs, ok?
See you next class!

See you!

November 26, 2010

Sufixes

What's up?

Como disse na aula passada, hoje iremos aprender alguns sufixos da língua Inglesa.
Observe essa frase:
"I'm happy but still looking for happiness."

Perceberam que "happiness" é parecido com a palavra "happy"? Se fôssemos traduzir essa frase, teríamos:
"Eu estou feliz, mas ainda procurando a felicidade."
A palavra "happiness" é um substantivo formado a partir da palavra "happy". O mesmo acontece com "sad" e "sadness"...
Observe:

adjective + sufixe -dom = noun
Ex.: Freedom (Liberdade)

adjective + sufixe -ness = noun
Ex.: Happiness (Felicidade)

noun + sufixe -ship = abstract noun
Ex.: Partnership (Sociedade)

noun + sufixe -y = adjective
Ex.: Hairy (Peludo)

noun + -ish = negative adjective
Ex.: Snobbish (Esnobe)

verb + -er = noun (who does the action)
Ex.: Employer (Empregador)

verb + -ee = noun (who suffers the action)
Ex.: Employee (Empregado)

verb + -al = noun (the action)
Ex.: Refusal (Recusa)


Espero que tenha entendido... Next class, some Phrasal Verbs...

See you!

November 25, 2010

To Have + To Get

Hi!

Na aula passada, eu disse que iríamos aprender alguns sufixos, mas antes disso, preciso fazer uma observação sobre um verbo muito comum em Inglês, que pode ser confundido. Esse verbo é o verbo To Have + o verbo To Get. Juntos, podem formar uma expressão que os falantes de Inglês costumam falar com frequência. Observe:

I've got
You've got
He/ She/ It's got
We've got
They've got

Alguns podem pensar: "Mas, 'I've got' e 'I have' não é quase a mesma coisa? Um significa 'Eu tenho conseguido' e o outro, 'eu tenho'..." Então, os dois tem o mesmo significado, mas um é usado nos Estados Unidos, e o outro, na Inglaterra. Se você estiver nos E.U.A. e disser "I've got", eles te entenderam perfeitamente. Veja um exemplo:

Numa música que costumava ouvir, do grupo "The Gregory Brothers", há uma frase em que a mulher diz: " [...] She's got all the news [...]". Essa frase pode significar "Ela tem todas as notícias", ou "Ela obteve todas as notícias"... Bom, espero que tenha entendido...

Next class, sufixes...

See you!

November 22, 2010

Present Perfect - Exercises and Answers

Hello!

Today you'll have the opportunity to practice some exercises about the Present Perfect Tense. If you don't remember what you learnt in the previous post, go back and read it again.
Hoje, você terá a oportunidade de praticar alguns exercícios sobre o Present Perfect. Caso você não se lembre do que aprendeu no post anterior, volte e releia-o.

1. Write sentences in the Present Perfect Tense using the verbs in parentheses:
a) _____ you ever _____ (study) Psychology?
b) My children _____ never _____ (watch) horror movies.
c) This computer _____ _____ (work) very well yet.
d) Those people _____ _____ (learn) lots of things during their lives.
e) I _____ never _____ (teach) Michael Jackson to sing.

Answers:
1.
a) Have/ studied
b) Have/ watched
c) hasn't worked
d) have learnt or have learned
e) have/ taught

2. Give the past participle of the following verbs:
a) be
b) become
c) bring
d) catch
e) choose
f) cut
g) deal
h) draw
i) drive
j) eat
k) fall
j) feel
m) fly
n) get
o) go
p) grow
q) have
r) hear
s) hit
t) keep
u) know
v) lead
w) leave
x) lose
y) mean
z) make
a2) meet
b2) put
c2) read
d2) ride
e2) rise
f2) say
g2) see
h2) sell
i2) send
j2) set
k2) shine
l2) sing
m2) sink
n2) speak
o2) strike
p2) swim
q2) take
r2) teach
s2) tell
t2) think
u2) throw
v2) undergo
w2) understand
x2) wear
y2) win
z2) write

Don't worry! That's all!
Calma, já acabou!

See you!

November 21, 2010

Present Perfect

Hi!

Hoje estudaremos o Present Perfect, um tempo verbal formado pelo verbo To Have e um verbo no passado particípio.
Observe:
I have decided to stay here!
Para os pronomes 'He', 'She' e 'It', usamos 'has', no lugar de have:
He has written a letter to his girlfriend.

Podemos contrair o verbo To Have:
I've seen a tornado just one time.
He's sang a beautiful melody for his girlfriend.

Usamos esse tempo verbal para:
- Perguntar sobre experiências. Podemos usar a palavra 'ever' para essa situação:
Have you ever been in the USA?
Has she ever seen a nativity scene?
Essa é a forma para perguntas nesse tempo verbal.

- Para descrever experiências passadas. Podemos usar 'already', 'once', 'twice', 'three times', etc:
I've already washed your car.
He's been to the mall twice this week.

- Para descrever a ausência de esperiências. Podemos usar 'never', 'not...yet', etc:
We've never watched that movie.
He hasn't told us about it yet.
Basicamente, essa é a Forma Negativa do Present Perfect.
(Suj. + Have/ Has + Not [ou haven't/ hasn't] + verbo no particípio).

Devemos decorar o passado particípio dos verbos em Inglês. O Particípio é a terminação -ado, -ido, dos verbos em Português (amado, dormido...).
Quando usamos o Present Perfect, damos a intenção de que não sabemos o tempo em que tal fato aconteceu. Não fica claro, e nem é importante saber quando a ação aconteceu.

Por hoje é só. na próxima aula, alguns exercícios sobre isso.

See you!

Listening - Beautiful Day

Hello!

O vídeo de hoje é da banda U2, Beautiful Day:


Próxima aula, Present Perfect...

See you!

November 17, 2010

Modal Verbs - Part II

Hello!

Today we're gonna learn the others Modal Verbs. They are: Will, Would, Shall, Should and Ought to. Pay attention because it's a very important lesson.

WILL:
It's the Modal Verb to the Future.
We learnt about it.
I will answer the phone for you.
He'll be beautiful if he buys that clothes...
The Negative Form:
We use "won't" or "will not" to express denials in the future.
We won't be happy with it.
They'll not be late tonight.
And the Interrogative Form is the same:
Will we choose sadness or will we choose happyness?
Will they call my mother?


WOULD:
This modal verb means the termination "-iria", "-ria", in Portuguese.
I'd be the winner if I had not fallen.
He would give a gift for you if he had money.
The Negative Form is simple:
I wouldn't like to go with you.
They'd not eat that cake.
The Interrogative Form is similar to the others:
Would you like to come to the party?
Would she swim wearing a little bikini?


SHALL:
We use "shall" to say that something must or will happen.
We use "shall" for "I" and "we". We use "shall" with a suggestion.
It's an old word that was used in the place of  "Will".
Commonly, we use "will", because "shall" is very formal.
I shall do this.
We'll go to the hospital.
The Negative Form:
I shalln't do that.
We shall not stay here.
The Interrogative Form:
Shall I go with them?
How shall we protect ourselves?


SHOULD:
Its meaning may be "deveria" or "deve", according to the sentence:
You should wear this blouse.
They should travel to the USA.
The Negative Form is "Shouldn't":
He shouldn't say that things.
We should not go out this night.
The Interogative Form:
Should he practice more exercises?
Should I pay attention to the teacher?


OUGHT TO:
Its meaning is similar to "Should". It's stronger than Should, but in the Interrogative Form, we use Should.
There isn't a Negative Form.
You ought to see the doctor.
They ought to read this book. It's very good...

Today, it's all.

See you!

November 16, 2010

Modal Verbs - Part I

Hey!


Olá! Na aula vamos aprender alguns Modal Verbs. Modal Verbs são verbos anômalos, ou seja, não possuem as mesams características dos outros. Você pode perceber que os verbos "normais" tem um "to" antes dele, certo? E esse "to" indica que o verbo está no infinitivo, certo? Modal Verbs são verbos que não são precedidos de "TO" nem seguidos de "TO". Os Modal Verbs que veremos hoje são os:
Can, Could, May, Might e Must.

CAN: 
Can expressa capacidade.
Equivale ao verbo Poder:
I can speak English easily.
You can swim like a fish.


A forma negativa é Can't ou Cannot:
You cannot read this newspaper.
I can't fly like a bird.

A forma interrogativa, invertemos:
Can I study without a teacher?
Can you solve this problem?



COULD:
Could expressa capacidade, mas seria o passado do verbo Can:
Pode significar "Poderia", "Podia", etc...
I could play tennis.
He could check my blood pressure.

A forma negativa é Couldn't:
She couldn't think about that.
They could not do that by themselves.

A forma interrogativa é a mesma do Can:
Could you see her?
Could he speak a word?


MAY:
Indica permissão.
I may kiss my bride now!
He may send them that message.

A forma negativa é Mayn't ou May not
You mayn't talk to them!
I may not go to the beach

A forma interrogativa é igual à dos outros:
May I go with you?
May he come with us?


MIGHT:
Indica permissão.
Seria o passado de May.
I might be there...
They might run away, but they didn't.

A forma negativa é Mightn't, por mais estranha que seja:
I mightn't go to beach.
He might not use my things!

A forma interrogativa é a mesma:
Might I travel to the USA?
Might you do that?


MUST:
Must expressa obrigação.
Pode-se usar Have to
Tem o significado de "Deve", "Tem que"...:
You must help her!
She must be sick...

A forma negativa é Mustn't
They mustn't do this.
It must not fly so high.

A forma interrogativa, você já conhece:
Must I go to there?
Must you help them?

Could seria o passado de Can e Might seria o passado de May.
Não se esqueça que eles são verbos modais, portanto não tem "to" nem antes, nem depois. O verbo principal vem sempre na forma base quando usarmos esses verbos. Na próxima aula, os outros verbos: Will, Would, Shall, Should e Ought to.

See you!

Internacionalizando

What's up?

Hoje, nosso blog é oficialmente internacional! Alguém o visitou em Porugal, e outra pessoa o visitou na Indonésia! É... O nosso filinho está crescendo... Bom, gostaria que vocês comtinuassem visitando-o e, por favor, virem seguidores, deixem comentários, espalhe-o para seus amigos... Somente assim nosso blog poderá crescer mais ainda...
Bom, desde já, agradeço por visitarem meu blog...

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November 14, 2010

Prefixes

Hey folks!

Hoje, iremos aprender alguns prefixos. Você sabe o que são prefixos? Acho que você já deve ter visto em suas aulas de português na escola, mas caso não se lembre, irei explicar para você. Prefixos são pequenas palavras que são acrescidas à outra, como no exemplo:

in - feliz = infeliz
in seria o prefixo (negação).

No Inglês, isso também existe, mas você terá que descobrir o significado dos prefixos que mostrarei, de acordo com as frase abaixo:

"I'm not overweight."
"Some people see dreaming as nonessential."
"We must learn to avoid unnecessary stress."

Match the prefixes with their correct meaning:
a) over-
b) non-
c) un-

  opposite of
  in excess
  not

Para finalizar, uma frase de John Lacke:
"A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world."

Next class, Modal Verbs.

See you!

November 12, 2010

Listening - Alice in the Wonderland

Hi!

Today we'll hear a song by Avril Lavigne, Alice (Underground):
Hoje ouviremos uma música de Avril Lavigne, Alice (Underground):

Alice:


Alice:

Creeping out,
Spinning around.
I'm underground,
I fall down,
Yeah I fall down.

I'm freaking out!
Where am I now?
Upside down.
And I can't stop it now!
It can't stop me now!

I'll get by!
I'll survive!
When the world's crashing down,
When I finally hit the ground,
I won't turn myself around,
Don't you try to stop me.
I won't cry!

I found myself in wonderland,
Get back on my feet again.
Is this real? Is this pretend?
I'll take a stand until the end.

I'll get by!
I'll survive!
When the world's crashing down,
When I finally hit the ground,
I won't turn myself around.
Don't you try to stop me.
I won't cry!


See you!

November 08, 2010

Will - Exercises and Answers

Hi!

Exercises!

1. Form negatives or affirmatives sentences using "Will" and the words given:
a) Brazil _____ win the next World Cup.
b) It _____ be cold next two months.
c) I _____ have a beautiful family in the future.
d) I _____ be a good English teacher.
e) We _____ discover the vaccine against HIV/AIDS.


2. Choose the best alternative:
a) I (see/ will see) you tomorrow, so don't worry.
b) We (will travel/ travel) to Fernando de Noronha.
c) I think they (are doing/ will do) their projects next week.
d) If you help me I (would be/ will be) very grateful.
e) Some people say Amazon (desappear/ will disappear).

Answers:
1. (personnal answers)

2.
a) will see
b) will travel
c) will do
d) will be
e) will disappear

That's all folks!
I'll see you next class..

See you!

November 06, 2010

Will - Simple Future

Hey folks!

Na aula de hoje, veremos a outra forma de futuro, o Will, ou, como alguns preferem, o Simple Future. Ele é usado para decisões tomadas na hora em que falamos, previsões incertas, pedidos, promessas, ameaças...
Observe:

I will be there, I promise.
She will be loved.

Sua forma contraída é 'll:
I'll be there, I promise.
She'll be loved.

Por ser um modal verb, ele vem sempre antes do sujeito, em interrogativas:
Will you be there?
Will she be loved?

Não devemos colocar o "to" do próximo verbo, pois ele é um verbo modal, assim como o can, could, do, did...

Pode ser traduzido como a terminação -irá/ -rei/ -remos dos verbos no futuro em Português:
Ela se amada.
Eu estarei lá.

A forma negativa é will + not, ou won't:
I won't be there.
She won't be loved.
She'll not be loved.

Podemos usar algumas expressões antes dele, como I'm sure, I think, I suppose, I guess:
I think I will lose that bus.
I'm sure you'll get that blue car next month.

Ao contrário de To Be + Going to, Will é usado para decisões tomadas na hora em que falamos, ou quando o fato não é planejado com antecedência.

Espero que tenha entendido.

See you!

November 05, 2010

To Be + Going to - Exercises and Answers

How are you?

Today I'm going to post some questions about To Be + Goin to, which I explained in the previous post. If you don't remember or didn't understand it, go back and read it!
Hoje postarei algumas perguntas sobre o To Be + Going to, conteúdo da postagem anterior. Caso não se lembre ou não entendeu, volte e leia novamente.

1. Choose the best alternative:
a) When we go to downtown next week, [we didn't buy/ we don't buy/ we are not going to buy] any souvenirs for them. I'm very short of money.
b) We [had/ has/ are going to have] lunch at my granny's house yesterday.
c) Next time Matheus travels, [he's going to take, he took, he's taken] lots of photos.
d) My test [would start, is going to start, started] at 10 o'clock, but I [am going to be, am, been] there at 9:45 to relax.


2. Complete the sentences with To Be + Going to + one of the verbs below:
be - love - see - eat - travel

a) Rose is traveling to Sao Paulo this saturday. She _____ it! She really enjoys the urban life.
b) My English test starts at 8 o'clock, but I _____ there at 7:30 to relax.
c) We _____ to Parana next winter.
d) Look at that shark! It _____ that little fish.
e) Next time I visit Roma I _____ other places like the Colosseum...


Answers:
1.
a) we are not going to buy
b) had
c) he's going to take
d) is going to start/ am going to be there

2.
a) is going to love
b) am going to be there
c) are going to travel
d) is going to eat
e) am going to see


On the next post, we are going to learn the other future form.
Don't miss it!
Na próxima postagem, we are going to learn a outra forma de futuro.
Não percam!

See you!

November 03, 2010

To Be + Going to

How are you?

Hoje iremos aprender o tempo verbal do Futuro. É o To Be + Going to + verbo no infinitivo. Essa forma de futuro é usada para fazermos previsões, planos para o futuro, coisas que já decidimos fazer há um certo tempo. Observe:

I am going to visit London next month.
He is going to lose his girl.
It is going to be cold tomorrow.
We are going to stay in this small hotel.

A forma negativa é igual a do verbo To Be:
I'm not going to visit London.
She isn't going to have a baby next year.
Amazon's not going to disappear.
We aren't going to be afraid there.

Em perguntas, fazemos o mesmo que o verbo To Be:
Am I going to have a dog in my house?
Is he going to be surprised with the gift?
Is Amazon going to disappear?
Are we going to travel to New York next week?

Não sei se você pode perceber, mas ao falarmos, o "going" se mistura com o "to" do próximo, dando a impressão de que tem um "a". Na verdade, isso é uma gíria nos países de língua inglesa. Observe:

"You're gonna lose that girl..." (Lennon-McCartney)
"You are going to lose that girl..."

As duas formas são corretas. Com o tempo você entenderá melhor o que digo...
Próxima aula, exercícios...

See you!

Listening - She will be loved

Hello again!

Hoje, um vídeo de Maroon 5, She will be loved:

She will be loved:


Ouçam esse e outro vídeos para poder aprender mais rápido o Inglês...

See you!

November 02, 2010

Past Time Markers

Hey!

Na aula de hoje veremos algumas referências de tempo, no pasado. Observe:

- On Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday (dias da semana, começa no domingo)
- In 1995, in 2001, last year, last month
- A few minutes ago, some years ago, ten days ago
- Yesterday
- The day before yesterday
- When I was a child


Exercises:
--> Write these sentences using yesterday, ago, when, on, last or in to complete them:
a) Did you talk to your sister in Australia _____ year?
b) Ten years _____ I was a baby.
c) _____ she called me I didn't hear.
d) My birthday party was _____.
e) Both of my parents were born _____ 1960.
f) We flew by plane _____ Thursday.

Por hoje é só...

See you!

November 01, 2010

Simple Past - Exercises and Answers

Hello!

Like I said, today I'm gonna post some exercises about the Simple Past and Regular and Irregular Verbs. If you don't remember how to say something in the past form, reread the previous posts.
Como disse, hoje postarei alguns exercícios sobre Simple Past, Regular and Irregular Verbs. Caso você não se lembre de como formar o passado em Inglês, releia as postagens anteriores.


1. Write questions following the example:
Ex.: I liked to watch horror movies. What about you?
       Did you like to watch horror movies?

a) I liked my Portuguese lessons in 8th grade. What about you?
b) You enjoyed the play. What about your sister?
c) Machado de Assis wrote novels. What about Fernado Pessoa?
d) He studied Arts at the University last year. What about his brother?
e) You loved your dog. What about you mother?

2. Choose the correct verbs and write them in the past tense to complete the sentences:
go - spend - say - see - hear - eat - put - have - do - read

a) When Mr. Williams arrived at home he _____ his hat on the table.
b) Yesterday we _____ some poems by Castro Alves in the Literature class.
c) Romeu _____ Juliet speaking at the window.
d) My mother made me a sandwich and I _____ it immediately.
e) When Paul was younger he _____ to work during the day and study at night.
f) Fernando Pessoa once _____ that he was created to live.
g) He _____ to the country to visit his cousin.
h) The students _____ some research on the life of Graciliano Ramos.
i) When I _____ the big dog on the street, I decided to run around the block.
j) Last weekend we _____ hours studying for the exam.
(Globetrekker, Inglês para o Ensino Médio, por Marcelo Baccarin Costa, pág. 54)

3. Write these sentences in the interrogative form:
a) I went home to watch TV.
b) She had to wait 10 minutes.
c) Last Saturday we came home early.
d) The students did a project about Nuclear Bombs.
e) They watched many movies in a few time.
f) We thought you liked chocolate cake...
g) My school year began on February 18th.

Answers:

1.
a) Did you like you Portuguese lessons in 8th grade?
b) Did you sister enjoy the play?
c) Did Fernando Pessoa write novels?
d) Did his brother study Arts at the University last year?
e) Did you mother love your dog?



2.
a) put
b) read
c) heard
d) ate
e) had
f) said
g) went
h) did
i) saw
j) spent

3.
a) Did I go home to watch TV?
b) Did she have to wait 10 minutes?
c) Did we come home early last Saturday?
d) Did the students do a project about Nuclear Bomb?
e) Did they watch many movies in a few time?
f) Did we think you like chocolate cake?
g) Did my school year begin in February 18th?


For irregular verbs, memorize their forms in the past.
Next post you'll learn about Past Time Markers.
Para verbos irregulares, decorar suas formas no passado.
Próxima aula, Past Time Markers.

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