(EEAR - 2018/2)
Homeless crack addict revitalizes small square in downtown São Paulo
[1] A homeless man has chosen to occupy his free time revitalizing a small square on the corner of avenues São João and Duque de Caxias, in downtown São Paulo. He planted pau-brasil, palm, banana and avocado trees. He also planted [5] boldo, sweet potatoes, beans, peppers and ornamental plants,
such as snake plants. Residents noticed the square’s gradual changes and congratulated the author for the modifications.
Fonte: Folha de São Paulo Internacional – 21/03/2017
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Choose the alternative that is NOT in the Simple Past:
A man has chosen to occupy his free time revitalizing a square.
People congratulated the man for the gradual changes in the square.
He planted a number of pau-brasil, palm and banana trees.
Residents noticed the square’s changes.
Gabarito:
A man has chosen to occupy his free time revitalizing a square.
a) Alternativa correta. A locução verbal has chosen é um exemplo de past participle, então o verbo não está conjugado no simple past.
b) Alternativa incorreta. O verbo congratulated está conjugado no simple past.
c) Alternativa incorreta. O verbo planted está conjugado no simple past.
d) Alternativa incorreta. O verbo noticed está conjugado no simple past.