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INGLÊS – 1º ANO – ENS. MÉDIO
PROFESSOR(A): ELISÂNGELA
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ROTEIRO DE ESTUDOS
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Simple past and past continuous.
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Interpretação de texto.
Vocabulário trabalhado nas unidades 2 e 3 do livro didático.
TRABALHO COM EXERCÍCIOS E EXPLICAÇÕES DO CONTEÚDO:
Simple Past
Past Progressive
irregular verbs: see 2nd column of irregular verbs
past form of 'be' + ing form of verb
I spoke
I was speaking
regular verbs: verb + ed
you were speaking
I worked
he / she / it was speaking
we were speaking
they were speaking
Exceptions
Exceptions when adding 'ed' :
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when the final letter is e, only add d.
Exceptions when adding 'ing' :
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ee)
Example: love - loved
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Example: come - coming
after a short, stressed vowel, the final
but: agree - agreeing
consonant is doubled
Example: admit - admitted
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final l is always doubled in British English (not
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final l is always doubled in British English (not
in American English)
Example: travel - travelling
after a vowel)
but: play - he played
consonant is doubled
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after a consonant, final y becomes i. (but: not
Example: worry - he worried
after a short, stressed vowel, the final
Example: sit - sitting
in American English)
Example: travel - travelled
silent e is dropped (but: does not apply for -
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final ie becomes y.
Example: lie - lying
See also explanations on Simple Past and Past Progressive
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Use
After another or at the same time?
Do you want to express that the actions in the past happened one after another or at the same time?
Simple Past
Past Progressive
at the same time
after another
Simon was playing on the computer while his brother
She came home, switched on the computer and was watching TV.
checked her e-mails.
New action or already in progress?
If you want to express that a new action happened in the middle of another action, you need both tenses:
Simple Past the new action and Past Progressive for the action already in progress.
Simple Past
Past Progressive
action already in progress
new action
While I was sitting in a meeting, (my mobile suddenly
My mobile rang (when I was sitting in a meeting.)
rang.)
Only mentioning or emphasising progress?
Do you just want to mention that an action took place in the past (also used for short actions)? Or do you want
to put emphasis on the progress, e.g. that an action was taking place at a certain time?
Simple Past
Past Progressive
just mentioning
emphasising progress
Colin played football yesterday.
Yesterday at six o'clock, Colin was playing football.
Certain Verbs
The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Past (not in the progressive form).
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state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit
Example: We were on holiday.
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possession: belong, have
Example: Sam had a cat.
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senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch
Example: He felt the cold.
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feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish
Example: Jane loved pizza.
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brain work: believe, know, think, understand
Example: I did not understand him.
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introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask, reply, say
Example: “I am watching TV,“ he said.
Signal words
Simple Past
Past Progressive
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first
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when
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then
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while
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If-Satz Typ II (If I talked, …)
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as long as
QUESTÃO 01: Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1.
While Tom (read)
2.
Marvin (come)
Amely (watch)
a documentary on TV.
home, (switch)
on the computer and (check)
emails.
3.
The thief (sneak)
into the house, (steal)
the jewels and (leave)
without a trace.
4.
Nobody (listen)
5.
While we (do)
6.
He (wake)
while the teacher (explain)
the tenses.
a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie)
up and (look)
on the beach.
at his watch.
QUESTÃO 02: Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1.
The receptionist (welcome)
2.
The car (break)
3.
The boys (swim)
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the guests and (ask)
down and we (have)
while the girls (sunbathe)
them to fill in the form.
to walk home.
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My father (come)
in, (look)
5.
As long as one group (prepare)
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around and (tell)
me to tidy up my room.
dinner, the others (collect)
wood for their
campfire.
6.
While the parents (have)
7.
Martha (turn)
breakfast, their children (run)
off the lights and (go)
about.
to bed.
QUESTÃO 03: Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1.
We (wait)
for Jane, when suddenly Louis (come)
2.
I (cycle)
3.
He (pass)
4.
I (fall)
5.
When Mike and Jane (paint)
6.
Tom (break)
7.
The phone (ring)
through the park, when I (hear)
around the corner.
a strange noise.
her a message when the teacher (look / not)
asleep while I (watch)
.
TV last night.
the walls, their dog (knock)
his leg when he (play)
over the paint pot.
frisbee.
when I (sit)
on the toilet.
QUESTÃO 04: Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1.
I (jog)
in the park, when two squirrels (cross)
2.
Robert (fall)
3.
Archimedes (discover)
4.
When we (travel)
5.
While she (speak)
6.
When I (leave)
the house this morning, the sun (shine)
7.
Caroline (burn)
her hand when she (iron)
off the ladder when he (pick)
my way.
cherries.
the theory of buoyancy while he (take)
around Ireland, we (meet)
a bath.
some very nice people.
on the phone, the milk (boil)
over.
.
her clothes.
QUESTÃO 05: PUT THE VERBS INTO THE CORRECT TENSE (SIMPLE PAST OR PAST PROGRESSIVE).
1.
Two days ago, a murder (happen)
2.
Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes (arrive)
3.
He (ask)
4.
»What (do / you)
5.
»I (watch)
6.
» (be)
in Market Street at about seven pm.
at the crime scene to investigate.
one of the tenants in the house.
yesterday at seven?«
a football match on TV.«
you alone?«
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»Yes, I (be)
8.
» (hear / you)
9.
»Yes, about seven o'clock, two people (argue)
5
.«
anything suspicious?«
in the hallway. But the football match (be)
so interesting. So I just (turn)
up the telly and then (hear / not)
anything anymore.«
QUESTÃO 06: Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1.
A: »What (do / you)
2.
B: »I (sit)
3.
A: »I (drive)
yesterday at 8 pm?«
in the pub with Sam. Why?«
to the sports centre at that time to play squash with a few friends. As we (be)
only three players, I (try)
I (reach / not)
to ring you to ask if you would like to come as well. But
you at home.«
4.
B: »Why (ring / not / you)
my mobile?«
5.
A: »I actually (want)
to ring your mobile, but by accident I (dial)
William's
number. He (do / not)
anything special at that moment and really (like)
the idea
of playing squash with us.«
QUESTÃO 07: Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).
1.
When I (do)
the washing-up, I (break)
2.
While Tom (play)
3.
He (drink)
4.
I (have)
5.
When my father (work)
6.
She (go)
7.
When it (start)
8.
When Jane (do)
9.
When I (be)
10.
I (not / understand)
a plate.
the piano, his mother (do)
some juice and then he (eat)
dinner when I suddenly (hear)
the washing-up.
a few chips.
a loud bang.
in the garden, an old friend (pass)
to school, (take)
out her textbook and (begin)
to rain, our dog (want)
what they (talk)
to learn.
to come inside.
a language course in Ireland, she (visit)
on my way home, I (see)
by to see him.
Blarney Castle.
an accident.
about.
QUESTÃO 08: Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1.
When I (get)
2.
It (is)
3.
So I (decide)
up yesterday, the sun (shine)
.
a beautiful morning.
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to the shed and (take)
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4.
I (go)
out my bike.
5.
While I (cycle)
6.
One man (mow)
7.
After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly (appear)
past some villages, I (see)
the grass while his wife (pick)
some people in their gardens.
strawberries.
and it (start)
to rain.
8.
Luckily, a farmer (notice)
9.
While it (rain)
10.
After a while, the sun (come)
11.
I (thank)
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me and (tell)
outside, I (sit)
me to come in.
in the farmer's house.
out again.
the farmer for his hospitality and (move)
on.
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