(AFA - 2010)
Nick, a British tourist, is telling his American girlfriend about the questions he was asked at Kennedy Airport, New York. 'To start with the immigration officer ____________1 me where I was from and why I'd come to the States. That wasn't a problem. But then she wanted to know how much money I had. When I told her, she said $800 wasn't enough for three weeks. She wondered why I hadn't brought more. She then ___________2 me if I intended to work. She wanted to know if I really planned to go back to the UK after three weeks.
English Grammar in Steps - Richmond.
Mark the alternative that completes the gaps (ref 1 and 2) correctly
tell / told to
told to / said
said / tell
asked / asked
Gabarito:
asked / asked
No início do texto é dito que Nick está contando para sua namorada sobre as questões que ele respondeu no aeroporto, assim a oficial de imigração estava perguntando a ele coisas. Os verbos "tell" e "say" não são utilizados para se referir à questões, mas sim a afirmações, então todas as alternativas, exceto a letra [D], estão incorretas. A letra [D] traz as formas verbais do verbo "to ask" no passado perfeito, como devem ser completadas as lacunas.