Exercício de interprepretação textual com o tempo verbal Presente Perfeito sendo utilizado. Não se esqueça de que um dos usos deste tempo verbal é em ações que aconteceram no passado, e que não sabemos quando aconteceram estas ações.

Present Perfect Story 1

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Who are they? What have they done? What has happened?

            Linda has just walked outside with Grandmother. She wears an apron. So far, she has finished cleaning and washing. She has also gathered seeds and crumbs.

            Now Linda and Grandmother are outside. Linda has just dropped some seeds on the ground to feed the birds. The birds have not come yet.

            Recently, Grandmother moved in with Linda's family. She now enjoys living with them.

            Grandmother has already sat down on the bench. She also wears an apron. She has just finished cooking.

            Grandmother and Linda wait for the birds. They have seen birds in the yard before. Grandmother has always liked to watch the birds. Linda has always liked to feed them.

Exercises

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Present Perfect tense.

1. What has Linda finished doing so far? What has she just dropped on the ground?

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2. Where has Grandmother moved recently? What has Grandmother just finished doing?

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3. What has Grandmother always liked to do? What has Linda always liked to do?

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Present Continous / Present Progressive

Atividade de reforço escrita sobre o tempo verbal Presente Contínuo através da compreensão textual e resolução de exercícios.

Objetivo: Verificar a compreensão de um texto no tempo Presente Contínuo, através das estratégias de leitura,  além da resolução dos exercícios, por extenso e em inglês.

1. Who are they? Where are they? What are they doing? 

 

            Now Janet is in her house. She is sitting on a wooden chair. She is holding a coat. She is fixing it.
James is Janet's husband. He is sitting in front of her. He is fixing clothes too.

            Elizabeth is sitting next to James. She is Janet's sister. Right now she is helping Janet and James. They are working together. They are fixing clothes.

            At this moment a man is coming in. He is wearing dark clothes. He is carrying a pile of clothes. They are all working very hard.

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Present Progressive tense.

I. Where is Janet sitting now? What is she doing?

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II. Where is James sitting now? What is he doing?

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III. Who is coming in at this moment? What is he carrying?

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B. Rewrite the story using contractions.

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2. Complete the text with the present continuous. Use each of the verbs once. Use short forms where possible.

work       listen       watch        write        study        read       sit       play       do       sing

I _________________ on the computer. I _________________ a story for our school magazine. My father _________________ TV and my mother _________________ a magazine. My sister _________________ to her Ipod because she loves music. She _________________ but she’s not a good singer! My brother _________________ very hard. He _________________ at a desk and he _________________ his homework. Our dog and cat _________________ in the corner.