A aquisição da gramática inglesa é uma etapa crucial no aprendizado do idioma. Dominar os tempos verbais, como o Simple Past e o Past Progressive, é fundamental para poder comunicar-se de maneira clara e precisa. Estes exercícios foram concebidos para ajudar estudantes do inglês a praticar e fixar o uso desses tempos verbais no passado.
Os tempos Simple Past e Past Progressive são frequentemente utilizados juntos para indicar ações em momentos específicos do passado. Através destes exercícios, você será capaz de distinguir entre ações concluídas e ações que estavam em andamento em um determinado ponto no passado. Preencha as lacunas com a forma correta do verbo e aprimore seu conhecimento da gramática inglesa.
Exercício 1: Simple Past
Last night, I *watched* (watch) a movie with my friends.
She *went* (go) to the market an hour ago.
We *had* (have) a great time at the party last weekend.
He *did* (do) his homework before going to bed.
The cat *slept* (sleep) on the sofa all afternoon.
They *talked* (talk) on the phone for hours yesterday.
I *forgot* (forget) to lock the door when I left this morning.
You *said* (say) you would help me, but you didn’t.
The kids *played* (play) in the park after school.
Our teacher *gave* (give) us a lot of homework last Monday.
It *rained* (rain) heavily last night, but now it’s sunny.
The movie *started* (start) at nine o’clock and ended at eleven.
She *made* (make) a beautiful painting for her art class.
I *read* (read) that book when I was in high school.
They *bought* (buy) a new car over the weekend.
Exercício 2: Past Progressive
While I was walking home, it *was raining* (rain).
He *was studying* (study) when I called him yesterday.
They *were watching* (watch) TV when the power went out.
The kids *were playing* (play) outside when it started to snow.
I *was cooking* (cook) dinner when my friend arrived.
While she *was reading* (read), he was playing guitar.
We *were having* (have) lunch when we heard the news.
At this time last year, we *were living* (live) in Brazil.
She *was driving* (drive) to work when she had the accident.
He *was fixing* (fix) the car all afternoon.
The birds *were singing* (sing) early in the morning.
I *was waiting* (wait) for the bus when I saw her.
She *was working* (work) at the new cafe before she moved to London.
The children *were sleeping* (sleep) when the phone rang.
We *were discussing* (discuss) the project, and then the meeting ended.
