FPP Inverno Medicina 2016
Choose the correct alternative to complete the blanks in the correct tense with the verbs in parentheses.
"My boyfriend, John, and I 1_______ (be) together for about six months. My 16th birthday was coming up and I was so excited because my previous birthdays 2_______ (be) bad. Of course I was 3________ (crush) when he told me his family was going away to Florida that weekend! While he was 4_______ (go), my sister 5_______ (take) me to the mall to get my mind off it. The whole time I kept texting him how much I missed him. I really 6_______ (start) to get bummed out and we 7__________ (shop) all day, so she decided to take me home. On the way, my sister said she wanted to stop at her boyfriend's house to say hi. When we 8________ (walk) in my friends all screamed, 'Surprise!' I was happy about the party but still upset because John wasn't there. Then my sister told me to go to the closet to get my presents. I walked over and opened the door, and there stood John with a big red ribbon on his shirt! It turns out he 9__________ (plan) the whole party just so I could finally have an amazing birthday. I couldn't 10_________ (ask) for a better day, or a better boyfriend!"
Disponível em: <http://www.seventeen.com/love/dating-advice/advice/a9286/love-stories-present-perfect/>. Acesso em: junho de 2015.
have been; had been; had crashed; gone; had taken; started; had shopped; had walked; had planned; have asked.
were; have been; crush; went; taked; started; shopped; had walked; have planned; ask.
have be; were; have crushed; went; taken; had start; had shop; have walk; have plan; have ask.
have been; had been; crushed; gone; took; started; had shopped; walked; had planned; have asked.
have been; were; had crushed; went; have taken; have start; shopped; had walk; have planned; have asked.
Resolução
Para resolver essa questão, é necessário entender o uso dos tempos verbais em inglês, especialmente o Present Perfect e o Past Perfect. O Present Perfect é usado para ações que ocorreram em um momento não específico no passado ou que têm relevância no presente. O Past Perfect, por outro lado, é usado para ações que ocorreram antes de outro evento no passado.
Examinando as sentenças, podemos identificar que algumas ações aconteceram antes de outras, o que nos ajuda a escolher os tempos verbais corretos.
Dicas
Identifique os eventos que acontecem antes de outros para decidir entre o Present Perfect e o Past Perfect.
Relembre a estrutura do Present Perfect: sujeito + have/has + past participle.
Considere o contexto da história para entender a sequência dos eventos e a relação entre eles.
Erros Comuns
Usar o tempo verbal simples passado quando um evento passado tem relevância no presente.
Confundir o Past Perfect com o Present Perfect.
Escolher a forma errada do particípio passado de um verbo.
- Present Perfect: formado pelo verbo to have no presente mais o particípio passado do verbo principal. Indica ações que ocorreram em um momento não específico do passado ou que têm relevância no presente.
- Past Perfect: formado pelo verbo to have no passado mais o particípio passado do verbo principal. Indica ações que ocorreram antes de outro evento no passado.
