EXERCÍCIOS GRAMATICAIS DE FIXAÇÃO – Verb Tenses

  1. Complete the sentences below with the Simple Past or the Present Perfect Tenses:

01. I (tell)______him to stay on the path while he was hiking yesterday.

02. Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss)______the bus this morning, you are fired!
03. Sam (see, never)______the ocean.

04. Traveling (become)______much easier and very comfortable.

05. I (buy) ______my book last week.
06. I (never, eat) ______sushi several times.

  1. Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect Continuous) and then translate the sentences.

01-I(study)______for a long time.

02-Greg(cook)______in the kitchen again.

  1. Complete with “Since” or “for”.

01-Greg has lived here______long time.

02-They have worked with me ______last year.

03-Bob’s studied in Miami ______7 months.

04-They have been here ______1999.

  1. Translate:

01-Bob nunca esteve na Europa. ______

02-Eles estudam juntos. ______

03-Eles estudam juntos há 5 anos. ______

04-Meus pais compraram um carro novo. ______

05-Eu vi este filme na semana passada. ______

06-Have you ever eaten Sushi?

  1. Assinale a alternativa que apresente o verbo auxiliar do Present Perfect.

a-He’s with us.

b-I have to stay here. See you guys later.

c-She’s talked to me about it.

d-We have a demanding child

e-He’s working today.

  1. About the use of since or for, supply the sentences with the correct alternative:

1. They’ve been together _____ ages.

2. She’s been sitting there _____last night.

  1. I’ve lived here _____2001.
  2. I’ve been studying at Coc Floripa _____ three years.
  3. Monica has danced ballet_____ a long time.

a-since – for – for – for - since

b-for – since – since – for - since

c-for – since – since – for - for

d-for – since - for – for - for

e-since – for – for – since – since

7. Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente as lacunas da frase a seguir:

He.....learning English five years ago but he.....it yet.

a) has started - did not learn

b) started - has not learned

c) has started – hasn’t learned

d) started - have not learned

e) started - did not learn

8. [FUVEST 1979] Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna:

Have you _____ the correct alternative?

a) choose

b) chase

c) choosed

d) chose

e) chosen

9. [UFRS 1997] Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence below

correctly:

Mexico _____ many difficult crises in history, but now

it _____ its own future.

a) has faced – is shaping

b) faced – was shaped

c) have faced – shapes

d) have been facing – shaped

e) faces – has been shaped

Gabarito –

5. c

6. c

7. b

8. e

9. a