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Getting e-mail right

We all know that personal relationships are important, and that no

matter the quality of our ideas and our work, good relationships help
us meet whatever goals we have. However, relationships that rely on
email may face a difficult battle. Consider this study by Janice Nadler,
Ph.D., a psychologist and law professor at Northwestern University.
She paired law students from Northwestern and Duke and asked each
pair to agree on the purchase of a car. The teams were to bargain
entirely through e-mail, but half of them were secretly told to precede
the negotiation with a brief getting-to know chat on the good old
telephone.

01 In her study about electronic communications, Dr. Nadler:

(A) wanted to prove that law students are the best bargainers.
(B) asked two teams of law students to buy cars from Internet websites.
(C) instructed some pairs to talk on the phone before starting the negotiation.
(D) grouped all the students in pairs to evaluate their phone negotiation skills.
(E) advised all the students to use only e-mail interactions in their negotiations.
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The results were dramatic. Negotiators who first chatted by phone

were more than four times likelier to reach an agreement than those
who used only e-mail. Those who never spoke were not only more
likely to hit an impasse; they also often felt resentful and angry about
the negotiation. Of course, all sorts of online exchanges can be
15 misunderstood, but faceless strangers are especially likely to run into
problems. Avoiding simple greetings, for example, can come across
as rude, especially if communicators dont know each other. A hurried
email can give the impression that the exchange is unimportant. And
because first impression set the tone for subsequent interactions, the
20 exchange can go downhill quickly from there.
02 The main purpose of Paragraph 2 is to:
(A) briefly discuss the findings of Dr. Nadlers research.
(B) criticize Dr. Nadlers opinion about online exchanges.
(C) warn people against rude, resentful and angry negotiators.
(D) teach people how to become successful e-mail communicators.
(E) explain the importance of exchanging greetings in any interaction.
The missing element in electronic communications is rapport, says
Dr. Nadler. Facial expressions, gestures, tone of voice are all cues
missing in e-mail (and smiley face emoticons cant do much to replace
them). But because messages travel instantly, people act as if they
25 are in face-to-face conversation. This illusion of proximity tricks us
into thinking we can communicate about difficult subjects, such as
disagreements or criticism, and that the tone of our writing will be
perceived correctly.
03 According to the text (l. 21-28), emoticons:
(A) help people to avoid difficult subjects.
(B) are a poor substitute for facial expressions.
(C) may create disagreement or attract criticism.
(D) enable electronic messages to travel instantly.
(E) have exactly the same effect as peoples gestures.

Even if we have the best of intentions, the lack of continuous

30 feedback, by which we constantly adjust our words in conversation,
can cause us to go on happily composing messages that will make
the recipient angry. The less we know someone, the more likely we
are to engage in what psychologists know as transference the
tendency to project our desires and fears onto another person. Without
35 social cues, such tendencies can get out of control, causing us to
interpret messages in ways that are overly self-affirming and potentially
extremely inaccurate.
(By Hara Estroff Marano.
(In: http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/(with slight adaptations).)

04 According to the last paragraph, the probability that transference

will take place is greater when you:
(A) do not know your interlocutor very well.
(B) do not like the person you are writing to.
(C) are afraid of the person you are communicating with.
(D) are familiar with the concept of transference in psychology.
(E) feel that unknown psychologists are not to be trusted.
05 About the whole text, check the only correct statement:
(A) Those in those who used (l. 11) refers to results (l. 10).
(B) Them (l. 24) refers to emoticons (l. 23).
(C) They (l. 24) refers to messages (l. 24).
(D) Which (l. 30) refers to feedback (l. 29).
(E) Such (l. 34) refers to cues (l. 34).
06 About the whole text, mark the only option in which the two words are
synonymous in the text:
(A) Purchase (l. 7) sale.
(B) Resentful (l. 13) joyful.
(C) Subsequent (l. 19) previous.
(D) Instantly (l. 24) eventually.
(E) Perceived (l. 28) understood.
07 In ... such as disagreements or criticism (l. 26-27), such as
introduces a(n):
(A) contrast.
(B) condition.
(C) addition.

(D) example.
(E) comparison.

Artigo Article
Os artigos definidos ou indefinidos so elementos de particularizao
ou generalizao das palavras que modificam:

1. Artigo indefinido indefinite

article a, an (um, uma)
Ex.: I bought you a flower.

A (um, uma)
Usa-se antes de:
(A) consoante: a clock
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(C) y: a yellow submarine, a year (antes da palavra EAR usamos AN EAR)
(D) w: a window
(E) o com som de w: a one-eyed man
(F) h aspirado: a house, a horse, a hand

(C) Antes de nomes de Cordilheiras:

Ex.: The Andes, The Alps.

An (um, uma)

(E) Antes de nomes de rios:

Ex.: The Mississipi, The Amazon.

Usa-se antes de:

(A) vogal: an egg.
(B) h mudo: an hour.
Obs.: existem somente quatro palavras iniciadas por H mudo: honest,
hour, honor, heir.
Ambos (a, an) so usados nos seguintes casos:
(A) Antes de substantivos singulares que designam nacionalidade ou
profisso
Ex.: Peter is an Italian / My uncle is a lawyer.
(B) Antes de numerais como dozen, hundred, thousand, million..., quando
estes numerais estiverem no singular
Ex.: The tailor bought a new pair of scissors
She spent a hundred dollars in the superrmarket.

(D) Antes de nomes de arquiplagos:

Ex.: The Virgen Islands.

(F) Antes de nomes de oceanos e mares:

Ex.: The Pacific, The Atlantic
(G) Antes de nomes de pessoas, pases, ruas e cidades, quando estes
nomes estiverem sendo usados como adjetivos para modificar algum
substantivo:
Ex.: The Chicago fire was a large one.
(H) Antes de substantivos de qualquer ordem quando relacionados
especificamente a uma pessoa ou coisa:
Ex.: The patient of my father.
(I) Antes de adjetivos quando estes equivalem a um substantivo plural:
Ex.: The rich frequently despise the poor.
(J) Antes de dois adjetivos ou advrbios no grau comparativo, nas
expresses de comparao;
Ex.: The more I see you, the more I want you.

(C) Com a palavra half:

Ex.: They stayed half an hour here.

(K) Antes de adjetivos no grau superlativo:

Ex.: She is the prettiest girl.

(D) Antes de expresso de tempo, peso e medida:

Ex.: Once a weak.

(L) Antes de numerais ordinais:

Ex.: Tom is the third man she gets married to.

(E) Depois da palavra what em exclamao com o substantivo no singular:

Ex.: What a wonderful night.

(M) Antes de nomes de idiomas, quando seguidos da palavra language:

Ex.: The English language is very important in this work.

(F) Depois de quite ou rather, quando tais palavras precedem substantivos

adjetivados:
Ex.: It was quite a beautiful day.

(N) Com expresses que designam as partes do dia:

Ex.: In the morning.

(G) Depois da palavra such, precedendo substantivos no singular isolados

ou adjetivados:
Ex.: I was in such a hurry.

Frequentemente se omite o artigo THE antes de: BED, CHURCH, COURT,

HOSPITAL, PRISON, SCHOOL, COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, WORK, TOWN,
HOME; quando elas assumirem seu sentido principal.
Ex.: We went to bed to sleep

(H) Antes das palavras little e few, dando o mesmo sentido de some:
Ex.: Wouldnt you have a little salt?
(I) Algumas expresses como:
Ex.: a lot of, a great deal of, a couple, a dozen
(J) Em expresses relativas a preo, velocidade, taxa:
Ex.: 5 p a kilo
No se usa nos seguintes casos:
(A) Antes de substantivos plurais: tables, sisters, relatives, etc.
(B) Antes de substantivos incontveis: poverty, snow, sugar, milk, money,
time, etc.
(C) Antes de refeies, exceto quando a refeio for antecedida por
adjetivo.

2. Artigo definido Definite article

The (o, a, os, as)
Ex.: The car that I bought is white.
O artigo definido usado nos seguintes casos:
(A) Antes de nomes prprios no plural que estejam designados a famlia:
Ex.: The Millers, The Smiths.
(B) Antes de pases de nomes compostos:
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01 Complete as frases abaixo, usando a ou an quando necessrio:
a. The old statue was ____________ important monument that we
wanted to preserve.
b. Juliano is ___________ engineer and his wife _________ computer
programmer.
c. What ___________ great idea! Lets go to the beach now!
d. Its _____________ honor for us to welcome __________ European
scientist like you.
e. It was such ____________awful storm that we had to stay home.
f. My grandfather used to say that ___________ house is not
_________ home.
g. Another word for twelve is _____________dozen.
h. On our way back home we bought _________eggs and _________
fruits.
i. What ___________insulting thing to say to your parents.
j. We spent ___________ thousand dollars on ____________ single
weekend.

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02 Assinale nas frases abaixo, o artigo que tiver sido utilizado de forma
INCORRETA:

4. __________ city guide we bought in ________ London was such

_______ useful thing that we had no problems finding our way there.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.

(A) the/-/a
(B) the/the/ an
(C) the/-/an

Elaine will visit us on the Christmas.

The United Kingdom is a wonderful country.
The womens volleyball team was very good.
How can we refer to the years 1990-1999?
The milk is good for the our health.
The piece is very important for every person.
The moon goes round the Earth every 27 days.
He wouldnt bother you, hes the nicest person I know.
Sand went to the movies, but I went to the theater.
The honey is good for me.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.

(L)

I bought ________ book. _________ book cost 10 dollars.

We had ________ very good time at __________ picnic.
I found ________ dog in ________ street.
This is _________ boy who I was talking about.
___________ Kennedys are _________ rich family.
_________ Severn is ________ longest river in _______ British Isles.
___________ rich must help ___________ poor.
___________ Thompsons have bought _________ house.
___________ children bought ___________ dozen eggs.
___________ milk which is in that glass is sour.
___________ changes in __________ last two decades are amazing.
We have seen ___________ importance if ___________ invention
of _______ wheel.
(M) __________ Kralatoa, which was _________ island in __________
Indonesia, was exploded.
(N) __________ Sun rises in the __________ east and sets in
_________west.
(O) Before __________ war, I worked for ________ insurance company.
04 Assinale a alternativa que completa corretamente as frases:
1. One of __________ most important causes of conflict is ________
way people use ____________ sides of __________ question.
(A) the/the/a/the
(B) the/-/the/a
(C) -/the/the/a
(D) the/the/the/a
(E) -/-/the/a

(A) the/the/the/the
(B) an/the/-/-
(C) an/the/the/a

(D) a/-/the/the
(E) the/a/a/the

(A) the/a/an
(B) -/the/the
(C) the/the/a
(D) a/the/the
(E) a/the/a
7. Apenas uma das frases abaixo est correta:
(A) The population of China is almost fourfold the population of United
States.
(B) The population of China is almost fourfold the population of the United
States.
(C) Population of China is almost fourfold population of the United the
States.
(D) China population is almost the fourfold population of United States.
(E) Population of China is almost fourfold population of United States.
8. _________jealous wife is always ___________unpredictable woman.
(A) a/a
(B) an/an
(C) a/an

(D) the/a
(E) an/the

9. Weve been waiting for you for more than __________ hour.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) -

(D) the
(E) of a

10. _________ fat is not good for people with hypertension.

2. For me _______ sixties represented __________ incredible breakpoint

in history.
(D) a / the
(E) the/ an

3. Im sure that _________ men and ________ women will always fight
for ________ their rights.
(A) -/-/the
(B) -/-/-
(C) the/-/the

5. ___________ excellent contribution for __________ survival of

___________mankind is that man stop destroying ___________
Nature.

6. Mr. Delano was holding _______ candle at __________time of

_________ explosion.

03 Supply a, an or the:

(A) the/ -
(B) the/ a
(C) - / an

(D) -/-/-/
(E) -/the/the

(D) the/the/the
(E) -/the/-

(A) (B) the

(C) a
(D) an
(E) not the
11. They all believe that Mrs. Schneider is _______ honest woman.
(A) a
(B) (C) an
(D) one of
(E) one of the

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12. A passenger is asking for information.

14. ____________milk and __________ meat are good for __________

health.

Passenger: Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to ________ city center?
Policeman: Yes, go straight ahead, and then take ___________ next turning.
(A) a/-
(B) the/the
(C) an/ a

(D) -/a
(E) the/a

(C) the/the/
(D) the/the/the

15. Complete the text below with some articles where they are necessary
or just omit them when they are not supposed to be used:

13. Mary and Susan are very good friends. Mary meets Susan on her way
to the park on a beautiful Sunday morning.
Mary: What _______ wonderful morning. Lets go for _______ walk?
(A) a/a
(B) a/(C) -/a
(D) the/a
(E) a/the

(A) //
(B) /the/

Everyone has something to learn from _________ Kosovo. But

_________ keenest students of the war should be those who live in Western
Europe. Other places in ____________ world have seen as much or more
bloodshed since _______ end of the cold war. But only ________ Europe
has medieval hatred taken hold so close to the heart of what boastfully
supposes itself to be ___________ rational, sophisticated civilization.
(A) the/-/the/the/a/the
(B) the/the/-/an/the/a

(C) -/the/the/the/-/a
(D) -/the/the/an/-the

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Read the text below to answer questions from 1 and 2.

Its more than flying!!

The Air Force is not just airplanes. Its men and women _______ are
integral parts of a closely knit organization.
Being an Air Force cadet says something about you. Its an indication
_______ you have imagination and drive to get things done. Nothing of real
and lasting value can be accomplished without dedicated people. Thats
why the Air Force is seeking people _______ are selflessly loyal to their
country, the Air Force and themselves.
You can become an Air Force officer proudly working at a demanding
and challenging profession _______ calls for dedication, hard work and
discipline, but also offers many personal rewards.
Accept the challenge. Be an Air Force cadet. The experience can
change your life.
01 In the second paragraph, the pronoun it refers to:
(A) an indication.
(B) something about you.

(C) being an Air Force cadet.

(D) nothing of real lasting value.

02 According to the text we could say that nothing of real and lasting
value can be accomplished by:
(A) the Air Force.
(B) seeking people.

(C) dedicate people.

(D) their imagination.

03 Observe the articles in these following sentences:

I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.

Sandra is an engineer and her sister is a teacher.

Please, dont give me an advice.
Ive never seen such a beautiful day!
My father is going to give you a money.
I cant imagine such patience as the Browns had with those three
babies together.

(A) only sentence IV is wrong.

(B) sentences I, III and V are correct.
(C) sentences I, II and III are correct.
(D) sentences II, III and V are correct.

05 My friend would still be living in New York if his father hadnt died in
the countryside.
So you can come to a conclusion that he:
(A) would live in New York if his father died.
(B) is taking care of his father in the countryside.
(C) still lives in New York and not in the country now.
(D) lost his father in the countryside, not in New York.
06 Choose the alternative which express the same idea of the sentence
below, but changes all the nouns to its corresponding gender, masculine
or feminine.
The bachelor, who is the widowers son, should date with our niece,
a bright student from Colorado University.
(A) The bacheless, who is the widows son, should date our nephewer...
(B) The spinster, who is the widowers son, should date with our nephew...
(C) The spinster, who is the widows daughter, should date with our nephew...
(D) The spinteress, who is the widowers daughter, should date with our niecetor...
Read the text:
Everyone has something to learn from _______ Kosovo. But _______
keenest students of the war should be those who live in Western Europe.
Other places in _______ world have seen as much or more bloodshed
since _______ end of the cold war. But only _______ Europe has medieval
hatred taken hold so close to the heart of what boastfully supposes itself
to be _______ rational, sophisticated civilization.
07 Complete the text above with some articles where they are necessary
or just omit them when they are not supposed to be used:
(A) the / ___ / the / the / a / the
(B) the / the / ___ / an / the / a
(C) ___ / the / the / the / ___ / a
(D) ___ / the / the / an / ___ / the

1. Substantivo
1.1 Nmero

04
Some friends of mine say Robert is dating my cousin Jane. Ive never
seen them together yet. This either is or is not so. In any way its none of
my business.

Regra geral: singular + s

You can infer from this paragraph that:

Ex.: bus buses / kiss kisses

ash ashes / brush brushes
bench benches / branch branches
tax taxes / box boxes (porm OX OXEN)
topaz topazes

(A) there wont be any way to know if Robert is dating.

(B) Janes cousin cant say whether or not Robert is dating her.
(C) if Robert is dating, Janes cousin must not care about his own business.
(D) if Janes cousin saw either Robert or Jane they would be actually dating.

Ex.: clock clocks

Terminados em s, sh, ch, x ou z: singular + es

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Obs.: Terminados em ch com som de k (como em book books)
seguem a regra geral.
Ex.: stomach stomachs
monarch monarchs

Terminados em f ou fe: singular + s

Ex.: roof roofs
safe safes
chief chiefs
cliff cliffs

Half halves

Knife knives Life lives

Loaf loaves

Leaf leaves

Self selves

Sheaf sheaves

Shelf shelves Thief thieves

Wife wives

Louse lice
Child children
Foot feet
Tooth teeth
Goose geese
Mouse mice

Existem alguns substantivos que permanecem com a mesma forma

no plural:
Nomes de animais como: sheep, deer, salmon, trout, cod, skate,
squid, etc.

Obs. 1: Existem 12 substantivos que terminam em f ou fe e que apresentam

a formao de plural de forma irregular. Retira-se f ou fe e acrescenta-se
ves. As palavras so:
Calf calves

Wolf wolves

Obs. 2: Alguns substantivos tm os dois plurais:

Scarf scarfs / scarves
Wharf wharfs / wharves
Dwarf dwarfs / dwarves
Hoof hoofs / hooves

Terminados em y
Y precedido de vogal + S
Ex.: toy toys / boy boys.
Y precedido de consoante + ies
Ex.: body bodies / city cities.

Terminados em o: singular + s
Precedido de uma vogal:
Ex.: radio radios / bamboo bamboos.
Precedido de consoante:
Ex.: echo echoes / tomato tomatoes / hero heroes / negro
negroes / potato potatoes.

Nacionalidades como: Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese,

Lebanese, Swiss, English, French.
As palavras Aircraft / Spacecraft.
As palavras FISH e FRUIT tm uma s forma para o singular e para
o plural. Usa-se fishes e fruits, quando a referncia feita a vrias
espcies de peixes ou de frutas.

2. Substantivos coletivos

Crew, family, team, government, army, navy, staff, class, etc. Podem assumir:
singular se considerarmos a unidade
plural se considerarmos o grupo.

Algumas palavras so consideradas como plural:

Clothes
Police
Garments consisting of two parts: breeches, pants, pajamas, trousers.
Tools and instruments consisting of two parts: binoculars, glasses,
pliers, scales, scissors, shears, spectacles.
Outras palavras:
Arms (weapons)

Grounds

Quarters

Damages

Outskirts

Riches

Earnings

Pains (trouble)

Savings

Goods

Particulars

Spirits (alcohol)

Greens (vegetables)

Premises

Stairs

Cattle

Clergy

Surroundings

Palavras que terminem em ICS:

Athletics, ethics, hysterics, mathematics, physics, politics pedem plural
exceto quando consideradas cincia.
Ex.: His mathematics is weak.
Mathematics is an exact science.

Obs.: Exceto palavras de origem estrangeira.

Ex.: dynamo(s) / kimono(s) / piano(s) / Kilo(s) / photo(s) / soprano(s) /
embryo(s) / concerto(s)

Substantivos com plural irregular

Man men
Woman women
Ox oxen

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Os substantivos compostos formam o plural com acrscimo de s
palavra principal (ideia central).
Ex.: mother-in-law mothers-in-law
Nos substantivos compostos de dois nomes (separados ou no por
hfen) o segundo elemento recebe o plural:

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3. Gnero

Ex.: hairpin hairpins

hairbrush hairbrushes

So quatro gneros em Ingls:

Neutro (coisas inanimadas)

Os substantivos compostos por ful recebem s para o plural.

Ex.: spoonful spoonfuls

Ex.: Chair, window, computer, ball.

Quando o primeiro elemento um verbo, o ltimo elemento recebe

o plural.

Ex.: forget-me-not forget-me-nots

Os substantivos compostos terminados com a palavra man fazem
o plural em men.
Ex.: Englishman Englishmen ou man drive men drivers

Comum (ambos os sexos)

Ex.: Friend, cousin, student, child, person, baby, neighbor, teacher.

Masculino (pessoas ou animais do sexo masculino)

Ex.: Paul, uncle, king.

Feminino (pessoas ou animais do sexo feminino)

Exceo: German Germans / Roman Romans / Norman Normans,

uma vez que estas palavras so de origem latina (Germnico, Romano
e Normando) e no uma fuso do adjetivo ptrio com a palavra MAN
como em Englishman, Irishman etc.

Ex.: Mary, aunt, queen.

Plural de palavras estrangeiras

Terminao diferente

O gnero determinado por:

Lion Lioness

Patron Patroness
Murderer Murderess

phenomenon phenomena

radius radii

Poet Poetess

memorandum memoranda

terminus termini

Heir Heiress

Actor Actress

crisis crises

basis bases

Jew Jewess

Waiter Waitress

bacillus bacilli

thesis theses

Priest Priestess

Friar Nun

cactus cacti

medium media

Monk Nun

Tiger Tigress

datum data

stimulus stimuli

Duke Duchess

Widower Widow

analysis analyses

formula formulas, formulae

Prince Princess

Hero Heroine

axis axes

libretto libretti, librettos

Lord Lady

Steward Stewardess

vertebrae vertebra

tempo tempi, tempos

Host Hostess

Manager manageress

fungus fungi

bacterium bacteria

erratum errata

gymnasium gymnasiums, gymnasia

oasis oases
Algumas palavras possuem duas formas de plural com significados
diferentes.
Ex.: appendix appendixes ou appendices (termo mdico)
Appendix appendices (relativo a livro)
Index indexes (relativo a livro)
Index indeces (matemtica)
Muitos substantivos so usados somente no singular, como:
goodness, beauty, truth, information, iron, gold, tin, knowledge, advice,
music, stop, luck.
Alguns substantivos, embora escritos com s no final, so seguidos
por um verbo no singular: means, mechanics, business, news, mumps,
rickets, shingles, billiards, darts, draughts, bowls, dominoes, series,
species.

Palavra diferente
Boy Girl

Man Woman

Father Mother

Brother Sister

Son Daughter

Husband Wife

Uncle Aunt

Nephew Niece

Stag Doe

Dog Bitch

Drake Duck

Horse (stallion) Mare

Bull Cow

Cock Hen, Chicken

King Queen

Bachelor Spinster

Gentleman Lady

Sir Madam

Heifer Bullock

Buck Doe

Tomcat Tabby

Gander Goose

Fox Vixen

Colt Filly

Boar Sow

Ram Ewe

Tiger Tigress

Monk Nun

Billy Nanny

Friar Nun

Earl Countess

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3.1 Caso genitivo
O caso genitivo expressa posse e usado para pessoas e animais:
Ex.: the boys name (the name of the boy)
the cats eyes (the eyes of the cat)
formado pelo acrscimo de s ao possuidor ou somente o apstrofo ().
Ex.: Jacks car
Charless book = (Charles book)
(Registro Britnico Charless book Registro Americano Charles book)

Substantivos contveis e incontveis

Substantivos contveis podem ser usados no plural.
Substantivos incontveis so aqueles que no podem ser usados no
plural:
Air

Advice

Baggage

Beauty

Bread

Beer

Camping

Cloth

Coffee

Courage

Cream

Damage

Death

Dislike

Dread

Dust

Experience

Fear

Furniture

Gin

Glass

Gold

Hatred

Help

Hope

Horror

Ice

Information

Jam

Love

Knowledge

Luggage

Mercy

Money

Music

Oil

Paper

Parking

Pity

Relief

Sand

Shopping

Soap

Stone

Suspicion

Tea

Time

Trouble

Water

Wine

Wood

Work

Weather

Wonder

Quando o possuidor for um nome clssico, usa-se somente o apstrofo ()

Ex.: Pythagoras Theorem / Jesus words.
Quando o substantivo termina em -s (plural), usa - se somente o apstrofo ()
Ex.: the girls room / The ladies dresses
Substantivos compostos so tratados como substantivos simples:
Ex.: my father-in-laws car
O caso genitivo tambm usado para se referir a lugares:
Ex.: Im going to Grandmas. (grandmas house)
Hes going to the bakers. (the bakers shop)
Quando h mais de um possuidor:
Para indicar posse comum, apenas o ltimo possuidor recebe o genitivo.
Ex.: Jack and Peters father. (o mesmo pai para os dois)
Para indicar posse individual, usa-se o genitivo para cada um dos
possuidores.
Ex.: Joes and Janes fathers. (pais diferentes)

Freds and Marys toothbrushes (As escovas de dentes de Fred e
de Mary)
Expresses que indicam tempo:
Ex.: a weeks holiday / todays paper.
Expresses de dinheiro + worth:
Ex.: ten dollars worth.
Com FOR + NOUN + SAKE
Ex.: for heavens sake / for goodness sake
Pode-se dizer: winters day ou winter day, o mesmo ocorre com
Summer. Mas Spring ou Autumn no aceitam o possessivo.
Letras, siglas, nmeros, anos acrescenta-se s ou somente s
Ex.: the 1980s ou the 1980s.

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Alguns substantivos podem ser contveis ou incontveis com

significados diferentes:
Paper (jornal) / Glass (copo) / Time (vez) / Business (empresa)
People usado para referir-se a pessoas em geral, coletivamente.
o plural de person.
Quando se deseja enfatizar a ideia de pessoas como um nmero de
indivduos usa-se preferencialmente a forma persons.
Ex.: The people have made their decision.
(As pessoas tomaram sua deciso.)
Ex.: The table is big enough for six persons.
(A mesa grande o bastante para seis pessoas.)
PEOPLES o plural de people, quando refere-se a povos.
EXERCISES LEVEL 1
01 Write the plural of the following nouns:
(A) Policeman
(B) Door
(C) Century
(D) Echo
(E) Peach
(F) Brush
(G) Book
(H) Pen

(I) Chief
(J) Berry
(K) Toy
(L) Window
(M) Key
(N) Bus
(O) Potato

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02 Write the masculine of the following nouns:

7. The _______________ were all caught by the cook.

(A) Niece
(B) Lioness
(C) Englishwoman
(D) Countess
(E) Granddaughter
(F) Queen
(G) Sister
(H) Actress

(A) mice.
(B) mouse.
(C) mousse.

(I) Mare
(J) Aunt
(K) Mother
(L) Godmother
(M) Cousin
(N) Wife
(O) Hen

(D) rat.
(E) mickey.

8. Choose the correct alternative for the sentence: Mr. Meyer, the
Englishman, and his son are visiting the duke.

03 Assinale a alternativa correta:

(A) Mrs. Meyer, the Englishwoman, and her daughter are visiting the dukess.
(B) Mrs. Meyer, the Englishwoman, and her daughter are visiting the duchess.
(C) Mr. Meyer, the Englishwoman, and her daughter are visiting the dukess.
(D) Mrs. Meyer, the Englishman, and her son are visiting the dukess.

1. A poisonous GAS was being released by the BUS through its damaged
exhaust pipes.

9. Choose the correct alternative for the sentence: The waiter is serving
the widower now.

As palavras destacadas tm como plural, respectivamente:

(A) The waitess is serving the widow now.

(B) The waitess is serving the widowess now.
(C) The waiteress is serving the widoweress now.
(D) The waitress is serving the widow now.

(A) gas/bus.
(B) gases/buses.
(C) gases/bus.

(D) gass/bus.
(E) gas/buses.

2. A forma plural da frase The manager considered that employee as

a dead weight :
(A) Managers considered those employees as a dead weghts.
(B) The managers considered that employees as a dea weights.
(C) The managers considered those employees as deads weight.
(D) The managers considered those employess as dead weight.
(E) The managers considered those employees as dead weights.
3. Respectivamente, as formas de plural de FOOT, BOX, PENNY,
PHENOMENON so:
(A) feet, boxes, pennies, phenomena.
(B) feet, boxes, pennyes, phenomena.
(C) foots, boxes, pennies, phenomena.
(D) foots, boxes, pennys, phenomena
(E) feet, boxes, pennys, phenomenos.
4. A forma plural da frase The thief was threatening the child with a knife :
(A) The thiefs were threatening the childs with knives.
(B) The thieves were threatening the childs with knifes.
(C) The thieves were threatening the children with knives.
(D) The thiefs were threatening the children with knifes.
(E) The thieves were threatening the children with knifes.
5. _____________ names were published on that list.
(A) Hundreds
(B) Hundreds of
(C) Hundred

(D) One hundred of

(E) Five hundred

6. Put in the plural: The heros name will be remembered.

(A) The heros name will be remembered.
(B) The heroess names will be remembered.
(C) The heroes names will be remembered.
(D) The heroes names will be remembered.
(E) The names of the heroes will be remembered.

10. Choose the correct alternative for the sentence: My stepbrother is

bringing my uncle to my grandfathers house today.
(A) My stepbrother is bringing my aunt to my grandfathers house today.
(B) My stepsister is bringing my aunt to my grandmothers house today.
(C) My stepsister is bringing my uncle to my grandfathers house today.
(D) My stepbrother is bringing my uncle to my grandmothers house today.
11. Choose the correct alternative for the sentence: My neighbor and his
child love to ride their horse in the morning.
(A) My neighbor and her child love to ride their mare in the morning.
(B) My neighboress and his childress love to ride their horse in the morning.
(C) My neighbor and his child love to ride their mare in the morning.
(D) My neighbor and her child love to ride their horse in the morning.
12. (AFA 2000) No one could avoid noticing my _________ or
_________ dresses during the party.
(A) wives/daughter
(B) wife/daughters

(C) wifes/ daughters

(D) wivess/ daughters

13. (AFA 2000) Choose the alternative in which there are only
uncountable nouns:
Yesterday I went to the supermarket and bought _________,
_________, ___________, ___________.
(A) tea, cream, paper, beer, ice
(B) fruit, salmon, rice, sugar and oil
(C) lettuce, milk, jam, egg, cucumber
(D) beans, cabbage, fish, carrot, water
14. (AFA 1999) Choose the alternative which express the same idea of
the sentence below, but changes all the nouns to its corresponding gender,
masculine or feminine.
The bachelor, who is the widowers son should date with our nice...
(A) The bacheless, who is the widows son, should date with our nephew...
(B) The spinster, who is the widowers son, should date with our nephew...
(C) The spinster, who is the widows daughter, should date with our nephew...
(D) The spinsteress, who is the widowers daughter, should date with our
niecetor...

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Ingls

Books are being scanned to make them
searchable on the Internet. Television broadcasts are being recorded
and archived for online posterity. Radio shows, too, are getting their
digital conversion to podcasts. With a few keystrokes, well soon be
5 able to make good use of much of the worlds knowledge. And well
do it from nearly anywhere already, newer iPods can carry all your
music, digital photos and TV classics along with more contemporary
prime-time fare.
Will all this instantly accessible information make us much
10 smarter, or simply more stressed? When can we stop to think, absorb
and evaluate all this data?
People are already struggling and feeling like they need to keep
up with the variety of information sources they already have, said
David Greenfield, a psychologist who wrote Virtual Addiction. There
are upper limits to how much we can manage.

04 Nicole Quaranta (l. 18) does most of her graduate research online
instead of going to libraries because:
(A) she feels intimidated by thick books.
(B) she will never learn how to use a library.
(C) she thinks that libraries are disorganized.
(D) libraries do not have academic journals, only books.
(E) in her opinion, web pages are easier to search than books.
05 The opposite of properly in ..., if used properly, the new resources...
(l. 16) is:

01 The main purpose of the text is to:

(A) correctly.
(B) insistently.
(C) disproportionately.
(D) in good order.
(E) inadequately.

(A) list all the current problems derived from poor online search.
(B) discuss the research methods of graduate students from New York.
(C) criticize university students who cannot make good use of traditional libraries.
(D) advertise new products developed by companies like Google and Yahoo.
(E) evaluate the advantages and disadvantages brought by the instant
access to information.

Otherwise, they might as well not exist.

With a generation growing up expecting everything on the Internet,
libraries, non-profit organizations and leading search companies like
Yahoo and Microsoft are committing hundreds of millions of dollars
30 collectively to scan books and other printed materials so they can be
indexed and retrieved online. []

02 In There are upper limits to how much we can manage. (l. 13-14),
David Greenfield means that:
(A) we are not allowed to exceed established limits.
(B) there isnt a strict limit to everything we do in life.
(C) psychologists cannot help us choose the best information source.
(D) people are not quite prepared to deal with information overload.
(E) human beings are always struggling to overcome their own limits.
15 It may take better technology to cope with the problems better
technology creates. Of course, if used properly, the new resources
have vast potential to shape how we live, study and think. Consider
books. Nicole Quaranta, 22, is a typical youth. The New York University
grad student in education does most of her research online. Shell
20 check databases for academic journals and newspaper articles but
rarely books, even though she admits that an author who spent years
on a 300-page book might have a unique perspective. The library is
intimidating because I have to go there and everything is organized
by academic area, Quaranta said. I dont even know where to begin.
25 Were books as easily searchable as Web pages, she would reconsider.
03 In It may take better technology to cope with the problems better
technology creates. (l. 15-16), cope with can be correctly substituted
by:
(A) reduce.
(B) handle.
(C) reveal.
(D) preserve.
(E) understand.

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Meanwhile, television shows formerly locked up in network or

studio vaults are starting to emerge online. Before, once it has been
broadcast, its gone, and it doesnt really contribute to our knowledge
35 space, said Jakob Nielsen, a Web design expert with Nielsen Norman
Group.
For the past year, Google has been digitally recording news and
other programs from several TV stations in the San Francisco area.
Early next year, America Online and Warner Bros. will offer free access
40 to dozens of old television shows, and Apple Computer recently started
selling episodes of shows old and new from ABC and NBC Universal
for $1.99 each viewable on computers and its newer iPods.
06 Mark the correct statement according to the piece of the text above:
(A) In the near future many books and TV shows will be available on the
Internet.
(B) Younger generations are disappointed because there are no plans to
put books online.
(C) Apple Computer will soon start selling TV shows to be viewed on iPods.
(D) It is easy and very cheap to scan all kinds of printed materials and
digitalize TV programs.
(E) The process of digitalizing TV shows and printed matter is totally being
financed by search engines like Yahoo.
In audio, National Public Radio has been producing free podcasts
featuring clips or entire programs. Anyone with a music player can
45 listen anytime, anywhere.
And then there are materials born digital: Photos from digital
cameras can now be easily shared, even among strangers, at sites
like Yahoos Flickr.

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Steve Jones, a professor of communications at the University of
50 Illinois at Chicago, says centralization and easy access could make
people smarter: Instead of wasting time finding information, they can
focus more on assessing its worth. But theres the danger, he says,
that people will simply take information for granted: Assuming that
whatever pops up first is the best. Worse, people may simply tune
55 out.The key may lie in technologies that push to the top items you
seek. Search analyst Danny Sullivan describes such a tool as some
sort of metal detector or magnet to pull all the good stuff out of the
haystack.
Virtual communities may contribute to that end. []
60 Social networks, search engines and things yet invented are critical
as we bring millions of movies, books and musical recordings online,
said Brewster Kahle, a search pioneer who created the Internet Archive,
a nonprofit preservation group.
Even more important will be good research skills infoliteracy, if
65 you will. That means knowing where and how to look, and evaluating
what you get back. []
(By Anick Jesdanun, Associated Press. Dec. 25, 2005.)

07 There are several ways to avoid the stress caused by instantly

accessible information online (l. 49-65), EXCEPT to:
(A) join virtual communities.
(B) develop good research skills.
(C) be able to evaluate what you find.
(D) assume that what appears first is the best.
(E) use technologies that push relevant items to the top.
08 About the whole text, mark the only correct statement concerning
reference:
(A) Their (l. 3) refers to conversion.
(B) It (l. 5) refers to knowledge.
(C) Who (l. 21) refers to she.
(D) They (l. 26) refers to books.
(E) Its (l. 42) refers to shows.

Quantifiers Quantificadores
Much

Usado com substantivos incontveis.

I dont have much money.
Usado nas frases interrogativas e negativas.
Did he drink much wine?
O uso de MUCH em frases positivas no muito comum, por isso
normalmente substitudo por:
A lot of / lots of / plenty of / a great deal of
She eats a lot of food.
She likes plenty of salt in her food.

Many

Usado com substantivos contveis.

I dont have many dollars.
Usado nas frases interrogativas e negativas.
Did he buy many things?
O uso de MANY em frases positivas no muito comum, por isso
frequentemente substitudo por:
A lot of / lots of / plenty of / a large number of
She has a lot of friends.
They have lots of CDs.

Obs.: Usa-se MANY e MUCH depois de TOO, SO, AS.

Ex.: There are too many cars.

Little = Not much

Little
Usado antes de substantivos incontveis.
She has little money.

Few = Not many

Few

Usado antes de substantivos contveis.

Sue has few friends.

09 About the whole text, check the item in which the words in bold type
express an idea of purpose.

A little A few

(A) Shell check databases () but rarely books, even though she admits
that an author who spent years on a 300-page book might have a
unique perspective. (l. 19-22).
(B) Otherwise, they might as well not exist. (l. 26).
(C) Yahoo and Microsoft are committing hundreds of millions of dollars
collectively to scan books and other printed materials so they can be
indexed and retrieved online. (l. 29-31).
(D) Meanwhile, television shows formerly locked up in network or studio
vaults are starting to emerge online. (l. 32-33).
(E) Instead of wasting time finding information, they can focus more on
assessing its worth. (l. 51-52).

10 About the whole text, in Virtual communities may contribute to that

end. (l. 58), the word that could replace may without changing the
meaning of the sentence is:
(A) will.
(B) can.
(C) must.

(D) should.
(E) need to.

A LITTLE e A FEW transmitem uma ideia positiva

Lets have a drink. Weve got a little time before the bus leaves.
(Eles tm tempo suficiente antes da partida do nibus.)

Porm, as expresses ONLY A LITTLE e ONLY A FEW tm um significativo

negativo.
Ex.: Hurry up! Weve only got ONLY A LITTLE time.
The school was very small. There were ONLY A FEW students.
Tambm temos as expresses:

So much e Too much

How much does this book cost?

$ 2.000,00
I dont have SO MUCH money on me. I think its TOO MUCH money
for a poor man like me.

So many e Too many

These facts happens SO MANY times.

There are TOO MANY people in this room.

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Enough (of) Not enough (of)
So usados para substantivos contveis e incontveis quando
desejamos expressar se a quantidade ou no suficiente.
Ex.: Have we got enough food?
There is not enough information about this problem.
EXERCISES LEVEL 1
Mark the correct alternative:
01 I think there isnt ________ gas in the tank. Well have to go to a gas
station.

(A) many
(B) so many
(C) a lot of
(D) few
09 She doesnt speak ________ English. Only ________ words.
(A) much a few
(B) many a few
(C) much many
(D) many a lot of
10 She didnt take ________ photos when she was in Paris.

(A) much
(B) many
(C) little
(D) few
02 Carol eats ________. Thats why she is very fat.
(A) too many
(B) so many
(C) a few
(D) too much
03 I think I have ________ food in the refrigerator. I have to go to the
supermarket.
(A) a little
(B) little
(C) too much
(D) a few
04 A lot of people entered the train. There were ______ passengers in it.
(A) much
(B) plenty
(C) a little
(D) lots of
05 Well have to hurry. We havent got ________ time.
(A) many
(B) a little
(C) much
(D) so many
06 I put ________ salt in the soup. Perhaps too ________.
(A) many much
(B) many many
(C) a lot of many
(D) a lot of much
07 This car is expensive to run. It uses ________ petrol.
(A) a lot of
(B) lot of
(C) many
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08 Dont disturb me. Ive got ________ work to do.

(A) much
(B) a little
(C) many
(D) too much
11 It cost me ________ money to furnish this house.
(A) lot of
(B) lots of
(C) many
(D) a few
12 I cant believe youre still hungry. Youve had ________.
(A) many to eat
(B) a few to eat
(C) plenty to eat
(D) little to eat
13 He bought ________ objects in that shop that he couldnt carry the
packages.
(A) a great deal of
(B) so many
(C) a few
(D) too much
14 He drinks ________ milk. More than 1 litre a day.
(A) many
(B) too many
(C) a little
(D) a lot of
15 Have you got any money? Yes, __________ . Do you want to borrow
some?
(A) a few.
(B) a little.
(C) not so many.
(D) not many.
16 This is not a very lovely city. There isnt ________ to do.
(A) many
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17 There has been ________ rain recently. The plants are green.

19 This car is not so good. It has broken down ________ times before.

(A) a lot of
(B) many
(C) much
(D) few

(A) a little
(B) little
(C) a few
(D) few

18 I dont think Mary will be a good teacher. She has ________ patience
with children.

20 There arent ________ policemen on the street.

(A) a little
(B) little
(C) many
(D) a few

(A) a lots of
(B) many
(C) much
(D) a little

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AFA 1996-1997 (Adaptada Parte 1)

03 According to the text, the market for buying and selling houses in
California is:

01
1. _____________ you survive in that forest ?
I had a survival course three years ago so I knew how to get food.
(A) How did
(B) Why didnt

(C) What can

(D) Who could

2. A house-breaker could easily go into that building because of ________

windows were broken, but he might have hurt ________. The police could
see blood on the ground. They are going to find out what has happened to
_______.
(A) his / itself / his.
(B) their / itself / it.

(C) my / myself / it.

(D) its / himself / him.

3. _____ man I dont know has called you but didnt leave any message.
______ man just told me hed call again during __________ week.
(A) An / A / an.
(B) A / The / the.

(C) The / A / the.

(D) The / The / a.

Meet the new neighbours

The empty house, in a middle-class corner of southern California,
is two storeys high and boasts a three-car garage. Roses bloom
around a kidney-shaped swimming pool, which is green with algae.
Bill Bobbitt, a county inspector, dips a ladle into the water and brings
5 up half a dozen wriggling larvae. Mosquitoes, and the West Nile virus
that some of them carry, are thriving in Californias plunging property
market.
West Nile virus arrived in America in 1999 and made it to California
three years later. Since then it is known to have infected 2.300 people
10 in the state, of whom 76 have died In theory, owners are supposed
to keep their properties in decent shape whether they live there or
not. California has even passed a bill fining banks and mortgage
companies that seize properties and then allow pools to fester. But
Mr. Bobbitt isnt waiting for the lawyers. He has treated the pool in
15 Santa Ana with oil and synthetic growth hormones, which will keep
the mosquitoes adolescent, preventing breeding. Then he tips in a few
dozen mosquito fish (Gambusia affinis), which begin happily munching
larvae. You can buy a lot of the fish for what a lawyer charges per
hour, and some authorities, with commendable creativity, even provide
them free to help control the pests.

(The Economist, August 2d, 2008, p. 34.)

02 The tone of the title is:

(A) tragic.
(B) sympathetic.
(C) ironic.
(D) wailing.
(E) enthusiastic.

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(A) dropping.
(B) stable.
(C) rising.

(D) sky-rocketing.
(E) inflated.

04 The underlined word in wriggling larvae (l. 5) means that the larvae are:
(A) growing.
(B) migrating.
(C) reproducing.

(D) twisting.
(E) dying.

05 The expression boasts a three-car garage (l. 2) reveals an attitude

which is:
(A) humble.
(B) haughty.
(C) hopeful.

(D) hospitable.
(E) holy.

06 When mortgage companies seize properties (l. 11-12) this means they:
(A) take them down.
(B) take them off.
(C) take them away.

(D) take them out.

(E) take them apart.

07 In provide them free (l. 18) them refers to:

(A) lawyers.
(B) larvae.
(C) authorities.

(D) pests.
(E) fish.

Pronomes
Pronome pessoal
Pronome pessoal do caso reto (personal pronoun
subject case)
So usados antes do verbo, ou seja, assumem a funo de sujeito.
I

you

he

she

it

we

you

they

Obs.:
Quando na mesma orao voc se refere a si mesmo e a outra pessoa,
voc deve mencionar a outra pessoa primeiro (em virtude das normas
de cortesia)
Ex.: My sister and I will go to the movies.
Depois das palavras than e as o pronome assume a forma determinada
pela funo que exerce.
Ex.: Robert is taller than I (am).

He loves her more than me. / He loves her more than I. (love her)
O pronome she , s vezes, empregado em relao a pases, cidades
e mquinas (carros, navios, motocicletas, etc.)

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Ex.: Brazil is a very large country. It (she) is in South America.

Pronome Reflexivo (Reflexive Pronoun)

O pronome it pode ser usado em relao a bebs quando lhes

desconhecemos o sexo, embora tal prtica seja considerada,
principalmente nos Estados Unidos, ligeiramente indelicada.

So usados quando o sujeito e o objeto da ao verbal so a mesma

pessoa. A ao se reflete sobre o prprio sujeito. Concordam em gnero
e nmero com o sujeito.

Ex.: The baby is crying. I think it is hungry.

Pronome Pessoal do Caso Oblquo (Personal Pronoun

Object Case)
So usados depois do verbo, ou seja, assumem a funo de objeto.
me

you

him

her

it

us

you

them

Ex.: Both of us study at high school.

Pronome Possessivo e Adjetivo Possessivo

(Possessive Pronoun and Possessive
Adjective)
Os adjetivos possessivos so sempre seguidos de substantivo (ou
adjetivo + substantivo)
her

its

our

your

their

Os pronomes possessivos nunca so seguidos de substantivo.

mine

yours

his

herself

itself

ourselves

yourselves

themselves

Obs.:
Os pronomes reflexivos podem ser usados com trs funes diferenciais:
(A) Fator de ao reflexiva: posio imediatamente depois do verbo

Ex.: The President himself drove the car / The President drove the car
himself.

Com as palavras both e all.

his

himself

(B) Como elemento de nfase geral: posio imediatamente depois do

sujeito ou no fim da frase.

Ex.: The children must talk between me and him.

your

yourself

Ex.: I shave myself.

Obs.:
Depois de preposies

my

myself

hers

ours

yours

theirs

Obs.:
Tanto os adjetivos como os pronomes possessivos concordam em
gnero e nmero com o possuidor.

(C) Como elemento adverbial: significa alone ou without help sempre

precedido pela preposio by e no fim da frase.
Ex.: She can do it by herself. (without any help)

She went to the movies by herself. (without any company)

Pronome demonstrativo (Demonstrative

Pronoun)
Existem quatro pronomes demonstrativos:
this

that

these

those

This (este, esta, isto) refere-se a algo que est prximo.

O plural de this these.
That (aquele, aquela, aquilo) refere-se a algo que est longe.
O plural de that those.

Ex.: They have to solve their problems and Mary has to solve hers.

Pronome indefinido

Os derivados de every, some, any, no, que se refere a pessoas,

respectivamente, everybody, somebody, anybody, nobody so
acompanhados dos adjetivos ou pronomes possessivos no singular,
masculino.

Some algum, alguma, alguns, algumas, um pouco

Ex.: Does everybody have his books here?

Na construo feita com a preposio of podemos usar tanto os
adjetivos como os pronomes possessivos.
Ex.: A friend of mine is going to have lunch with me.

One of my friends is going to have lunch with me.
Quando nos referimos a ambos os sexos, podemos usar os adjetivos
e pronomes no masculino.
Ex.: If a person misses his bus, hell have to wait for another one.

usado:
Com substantivos no plural, em frases afirmativas.
Ex.: She asked me some questions
Em frases interrogativas, expressando um oferecimento, ou quando
h expectativa de resposta positiva.
Ex.: Would you like some eggs?
Em frases afirmativas e interrogativas (oferecimento), antes de
substantivos incontveis.
Ex.: Id like some water, Would you like some water?
Formas derivadas: somebody, someone, someway, somehow,
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Any algum, alguma, alguns, algumas, nenhum,
nenhuma, qualquer, quaisquer

Obs. 2: That o pronome relativo preferencialmente usado:

usado:
Em frases interrogativas, com a traduo de algum/alguma, alguns/
algumas.

Ex.: The girl and the boy that I saw on the beach are at home now.

Ex.: Do you need any help?

Em frases negativas**, com a traduo de nenhum/nenhuma.
Ex.: I havent seen any of your friends.
Em frases afirmativas, com a traduo de qualquer.
Ex.: You can take any of those books.
Nas frases em que aparecem as expresses if (se) ou unless (a menos
que), com a traduo de algum, alguma, alguns, algumas.
Ex.: Call me if you need any help.
Formas derivadas: anybody, anyone, anyway, anyhow, anywhere,
anything, anytime.

(A) quando h antecedentes diferentes:

(B) aps superlativos e palavras como some, any, no, everything, much,
little, only, all.
Ex.: He is the best doctor that I had.
Obs. 3: quando houver preposio antes do pronome relativo usa-se whom
(pessoa) ou which (coisa ou animal)
Ex.: The girl about whom you are talking is my sister.

Which / that (que)

So usados quando o antecedente for coisa ou animal.
Usa-se which ou that quando o pronome sujeito do verbo.
Ex.: The dog which entered the room is sick.
Usa-se which, that ou omite-se o pronome quando este objeto do verbo.
Ex.: The dog which you saw is sick. / The dog that you saw is sick. /
The dog you saw is sick

**Alguns termos como rarely, seldom, never, hardly e without tornam a frase negativa.

Whose (cujo, cuja, cujos, cujas)

No / none nenhum, nenhuma

Indica posse, usado com qualquer antecedente e no pode se omitido.

usado:
Em frases afirmativas, seguido de um substantivo.

Ex.: The boy whose bycicle is broken is my friend.

Pronome interrogativo

Ex.: Brazil suffered from no earthquake so far.

What

o que, qual?

Who

quem?

No final de frases afirmativas, referindo-se a um substantivo j citado.

Whom

quem?

Which

que, qual?

Ex.: Did you buy any books? / No, I bought none.

Why

por qu?

Formas derivadas: no one, nobody, nowhere, nothing.

When

quando?

Pronome relativo

Where

onde?

Whose

de quem?

Who / whom / that (que, quem)

So usados quando o antecedente for pessoa.
Usa-se who ou that quando o pronome sujeito do verbo.
Ex.: The girl who arrived is beautiful.

How

como?

What + be + like

como ? com que se parece?

(aparncia ou personalidade)

What does he / she /

it look like?

(aparncia)

What about

que tal? o que voc acha?

Usa-se WHO, WHOM, THAT ou OMITE-SE o pronome quando este

objeto do verbo.

What for

por qu?

How far

qual a distncia?

Ex.: The girl whom I saw / The girl who I saw / The girl that I saw /
The girl I saw.

How deep

qual a profundidade?

How long

qual o tamanho? Quanto tempo?

How wide

qual a largura?

Obs. 1: Quando a orao subordinada no for essencial para o significado

do perodo:
Ela sempre vem entre vrgulas
No se pode usar THAT
No se pode omitir o pronome
Ex.: He, who / whom you saw yesterday, is an American citizen.
Swimming, which I like very much, is a good sport.

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How tall

qual a altura?

How old

qual a idade?

How much / many

quanto? quantos?

How high

qual a altura?

How often

qual a frequncia?

What is he

qual a profisso?

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(B) Non defining ou non restrictive
no define um substantivo, somente adiciona informao.
no essencial.
escrita entre vrgulas.

Relative clauses
(A) Defining ou restrictive
descreve um substantivo precedente.
essencial ao entendimento da mensagem.
no pode ser omitida.

Ex.: Peter, who everyone suspected, turned out to be innocent.

That block, which cost $ 5 million to build, has been for years.

Ex.: I saw the man who robbed you.

This is the house which I bought.
EXERCISES LEVEL 1
01 Supply all possible relative pronouns.
(A) He was speaking about the books and the writers _________ he likes.
(B) The man to _______________ you gave the money has died.
(C) The table on ______________ you put your shoes cost 300 dollars.
(D) My mother knows everything ______________ is written in this book.
(E) She is the most beautiful girl ________________ I have seen.
(F) Jennifer is the fattest girl ___________________ I know.
(G) I have just seen the woman _________________ son studied
monkeys and bears.
(H) There is the lady __________________ car has been stolen.
(I) The horse _________________ owner is a gypsy works in a circus.
(J) All _________________ glitters is not gold.
(K) This is the first time ______________ I have come here.
(L) She is the only person _____________ understands me.
(M) Disneyland, ________________ is an amusement park, is known
worldwide.
(N) There is the man against ______________ you are going to fight.
(O) Mrs. Scott, ______________ is my mother, wants to see you.

(K) He has hardly __________________ books to lend his friends.

(L) __________________ in Austria is a delightful place.
(M) Do you have ________________ books that I can borrow?
(N) Will you get ____________________ flowers on your way home,
please?
(O) There is _________________ left over after this party.
03 Choose the correct alternative.
(A) (We, Us) often get up early.
(B) I usually meet (him, he) at school.
(C) (It, I) is very late.
(D) What is the problem with (they, them)?
(E) Dont tell (she, her) about (I, me)
(F) (They, Them) are very tall and strong.
(G) Give (it, he) to (I, me).
(H) (I, Me) dont like (it, she).
(I) (They, Them) always go to the movies with (we, us).
(J) (I, me) meet (they, them) in the park every morning.

02 Supply some, any, no or compounds.

04 Choose the correct alternative.

(A) I havent ___________________ time to help you.

(B) He cant see ___________________ without his glasses.
(C) Please dont make ________________ noise.
(D) I never have ___________________ trouble with the children.
(E) I cant tell you _________________ about him.
(F) I asked him for _________________ money, but he didnt have
_________________.
(G) Did you go ___________________ last night?
(H) Would you like ________________ tea?
(I) Did you see _________________ in the park?
(J) Ask him if he has _______________ cigarette.

(A) I am doing (my, mine) homework.

(B) (Our, Ours) magazine is here, where are (their, theirs)?
(C) Sally is reading (her, hers) English book, Tom is reading (his, its).
(D) (My, Mine) name is Betty, whats (your, yours)?
(E) The dog is in (it, its) house.
(F) The children dont like (their, theirs) new school.
(G) Tom, (your, yours) father is on the phone!
(H) This book is (her, hers).
(I) The red car is (our, ours).
(J) Sally is a friend of (my, mine).

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01
1. Jennifer, __________, didnt do a good job but the _______ was very
well in that movie.
(A) the actriss / artist
(B) the actrix / author

(C) the actress / actor

(D) the actoress / actor

2. He ___________ smoke a lot but he stopped because he was running

a big risk.
(A) has
(B) loves

(C) hates
(D) used to

3. Cabral _________ Brazil many years ago and his discovery opened
new gates for Portugal, __________ ?
(A) discovered / didnt it
(B) has discovered / did it

(C) had discovered / didnt him

(D) has been discovered / did they

4. You should have called to say youd be late.

I _________ but there was nobody home.
(A) did call
(B) tried call

(C) cant call

(D) try phone

5. The victim ______ walking along the bridge with a tall man.
(A) has seen
(B) was seen

(C) didnt see

(D) wasnt seeing

10. Choose the right alternative to complete the blanks.

The airplane _______ at 3.000 feet _______ the airport when the
pilot _______ something was happening with one of the engines.
(A) had flown / over / repaired
(B) was flying / above / noticed
(C) had been flying / on / had been
(D) has flown / up / had communicated

Tempos verbais
Simple present
formado pelo verbo no infinitivo sem TO.
Ex.: I like to be a teacher.
O presente simples usado para expressar aes habituais.
Ex.: I always work a lot. / She never complains about it.
O presente simples pode tambm expressar verdades universais e
aes futuras planejadas.
Ex.: Birds fly. / The train leaves in five minutes.
O presente simples tambm usado para expressar situaes ou
caractersticas :

6. I ________ ten days in Europe in my last vacation and I _______ it

was wonderful.

Ex.: I live in London. / He works downtown. / I am a teacher. / She is

a doctor. / He is tall. / She is beautiful.

(A) spend / think

(B) spent / thought
(C) had spended / thought
(D) spended / have thought

geralmente empregado com advrbios de tempo: always, often,

usually, frequently, sometimes, never, every day, on Mondays, etc...

7. The correct interrogative form of the sentence The Air Force is not
just airplanes. is:

Para formar a 3a pessoa do singular de alguns verbos acrescenta-se S.

(A) Isnt the Air Force just airplanes?

(B) Is there just airplanes in the Air Force?
(C) Are not just airplanes in the Air Force?
(D) Does the Air Force isnt just airplanes?
8. The sentence just do it, which is Nikes slogan, is in:

3a pessoa do singular
Ex.: walk walks.
Se o verbo terminar em S, SH, CH, X, Z, O, acrescenta-se ES.
Ex.: kiss kisses / watch watches / buzz buzzes / wash washes
/ fix fixes / go goes.

(A) the present tense.

(B) the present perfect tense.
(C) the imperative affirmative.
(D) the contracted emphatic form.

Se o verbo terminar em Y precedido de consoante, troca-se o Y por I

e acrescenta-se ES.

9. The past tenses are correct in:

Se o verbo terminar em Y precedido de vogal, acrescenta-se apenas

o S.

(A) meant shook understood shaved.

(B) taught touched lent earnt burnt.
(C) kept trusted bought stealed owned.
(D) dreamt spoke hurted realized thought.

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Ex.: try tries / study studies

Ex.: play plays

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Formas:
Afirmativa: You study.
Negativa: You dont study.
Interrogativa: Do you study?
Formas abreviadas: dont (do not), doesnt (does not).

to adore

to imagine

to need

to remember

to sound

to believe

to know

to owe

to require

Present Continuous Tense

to taste

to cost

to like

to please

to resemble

to think

formado por: presente do verbo to be + o particpio presente do

verbo principal (-ing)

to detest

to love

to prefer

to see

to understand

to hate

Ex.: I am studying. / She is walking.

to mean

to recall

to seem

to want

to hear

to mind

to recognize

to smell

to wish

O presente contnuo usado para expressar aes que esto

acontecendo.
Ex.: I am working now.
O presente contnuo pode expressar aes futuras.
Ex.: I am working tomorrow at this time.
geralmente empregado com advrbios de tempo: now, at this
moment, etc.

Formas:
Afirmativa: She is reading.
Negativa: She is not reading.
Interrogativa: Is she reading?
Formas abreviadas: isnt (is not), arent (are not).

Geralmente os verbos no tm modificaes ao receber a terminao

-ing.
Porm, se o verbo termina em E, for tono, ele perde o E ao receber
o ING.
Ex.: live living / write writing.
Se o verbo for um monosslabo terminado em consoante/vogal/
consoante, dobra-se a ltima consoante e acrescenta-se o -ing.
Ex.: put putting / stop stopping / plan planning.

Nos verbos disslabos ou trisslabos terminados em consoante/vogal/

consoante, dobra-se a ltima consoante caso a slaba tnica do verbo
seja a ltima e acrescenta-se o -ing.
Ex.: Open Opening / Happen Happening / Develop Developing
Transmit Transmitting / Omit Omitting / Refer Referring.
Se o verbo for terminado em IE, troca-se a terminao IE por Y.
Ex.: die dying.
Importante
Existem verbos que normalmente no se empregam na forma contnua
em ingls, mesmo quando se referem a um estado temporrio. So eles:

Alguns deles, no entanto, podem ser usados tanto no present

continuous quanto no present simple, mas o seu significado ser diferente,
dependendo da forma utilizada.
Present simple
to think
I think he is a good teacher. (Eu acho que ele um bom professor.)
to appear
The weather appears to be better. (Parece que o tempo est melhor.)
Present continuous
to think
Im thinking about going on holiday soon. (Estou pensando em sair
de frias em breve.)
to appear
Hes appearing at the Royal Theatre now. (Ele est se apresentando
no Royal Theatre agora.)

Past continuous tense

formado pelo passado do verbo to be + o particpio presente do
verbo principal (-ing)
Ex.: I was studying.
They were drinking beer.

Formas:
Afirmativa: They were studying.
Negativa: They werent studying.
Interrogativa: Were they studying?
Formas abreviadas: wasnt (was not), werent (were not)

O passado contnuo usado para expressar:

(A) aes que estavam acontecendo em um determinado momento do
passado.
Ex.: They were studying five minutes ago.
(B) aes que estavam acontecendo quando outra ao ocorreu.
Ex.: They were studying when I arrived.
(C) duas aes que estavam acontecendo no mesmo momento.
Ex.: They were studying while I was working.

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Simple past tense
formado, de um modo geral, acrescentando-se -ed ao infinitivo dos
verbos.
Ex.: I walked.
O passado simples usado para expressar aes acabadas em um
tempo definido.
O passado simples pode expressar tambm hbitos passados.

Negativas: there is not, there are not, there was not, there were not,
there will not be.
Formas abreviadas: theres (there is), there isnt (there is not), there
arent (there are not), there wasnt (there was not), there werent (there
were not).

It takes
Usa-se IT TAKES para expressar o perodo de tempo que se leva para
realizar uma ao.

Ex.: I always walked to school when I was five years old.

Ex.: It takes me 20 minutes to go from home to school.

It will take us 30 minutes to clean our room.

geralmente empregado com advrbios de tempo: yesterday, ago,

last, etc.

Imperativo

Em Ingls h verbos regulares e irregulares.

Para se formar o passado simples dos verbos regulares acrescenta-se
-D/-ED ao verbo.
Ex.: love loved / change changed.
Se o verbo terminar em Y precedido de consoante, troca-se o Y por
-IED.
Ex.: carry carried / study studied.

formado: por verbo no infinitivo sem TO

Ex.: Come! Go!
Existem duas formas:
Afirmativa: Go home!
Negativa: Dont go home!
usado para expressar uma ordem ou um pedido, sugestes,
conselhos.
Ex.: Clean your room! Please help me!

Em verbos monosslabos, disslabos e trisslabos terminados em

consoante/vogal/consoante, seguimos a mesma regra quanto a dobrar-se
a consoante final como quando acrescentamos a forma -ing.)

A forma imperativa LETS + VERBO usada para expressar uma

proposta ou um convite
Existem duas formas:
Afirmativa: Lets visit Nancy.
Negativa: Lets not visit Nancy.

Ex.: stop stopped / plan planned / open opened / happen

happened / develop developed / occur occurred / transmit
transmitted / omit omitted / prefer preferred.

EXERCISES LEVEL 1

Os verbos irregulares no seguem as regras citadas para a formao

do passado. No passado, os verbos tm a mesma forma para todas as
pessoas.

Formas:
Afirmativa: He studied.
Negativa: He did not study.
Forma abreviada: didnt (did not)
Interrogativa: Did he study?

Nas formas negativa e interrogativa, em que se usa o verbo auxiliar (did),

o verbo principal fica no infinitivo, sem to.

There to be (present/past)
PRESENT / PAST / FUTURE SINGULAR
there is (h) / there was (havia) / There will be
PLURAL
there are (h) / there were (havia)
Formas:
Afirmativas: there is, there are, there was, there were, there will be.
Interrogativas: is there?, are there?, was there?, were there?, will
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01 Supply the Simple Past Continuous Tense or Simple Past:

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

When she called us we ______________ (correct) our exercises.

The cat _____________ (sleep) in the yard when it started raining.
They were watching TV when the light _______ (go) out.
A dog __________ (go) after us while we were walking to school.
The bird _____________ (try) to fly when the cat caught it.

02 Supply the Simple Past or the Simple Present:

a. He always ________ (give) me beautiful presents.
b. John _________ (come) to the party alone last night.
c. He ____________ (keep) her photo in his drawer.
d. We ______________ (bring) many sandwiches for our last picnic.
e. They ______________ (build) many new buildings by the lake in
1999.
f. My neighbor ________ (catch) the burglar by himself two weeks ago.
g. She often _________ (have) her meals in the kitchen.
h. Someone ___________ (drink) all the wine from this bottle yesterday.
i. She usually _________ (hit) him when she is angry.
j. He ______ (eat) my cake when he arrived from school.

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Futuro(s)
Future com will
O future com will usado para fazer referncias a fatos ou situaes
que o falante acha que ir acontecer.
Ex.: In 100 years the world will be a different place.
(Daqui a cem anos o mundo vai ser diferente.)
The journey will take over three hours.
(A viagem levar mais de trs horas.)
Will tambm usado para expressar decises tomadas pelo sujeito
no momento da fala.
Ex.: Ill answer the phone. / (Vou atender o telefone.)
I will make a complaint. / (Vou fazer uma reclamao.)

Future com going to

Essa forma de futuro indica a inteno das pessoas ao que j foi
decidido e vai acontecer em um futuro muito prximo.
Ex.: My brother is going to sell his house.
(Meu irmo vai vender a casa dele.)
She is going to visit her friends in the countryside next week.
(Ela vai visitar seus amigos no interior na prxima semana.)
A forma going to usada quando podemos fazer uma previso de que
um fato vai acontecer no futuro devido a um indcio no presente.
Ex.: Its cloudy. Its going to rain. / (Est nublado. Vai chover.)

Future com present simple

O present simple empregado para fazer referncia a eventos futuros
que so parte de uma programao ou tabela de horrio:
Ex.: The sun rises at 5.31 tomorrow.
(O sol nasce s 5h31 amanh.)
The plane takes off in twenty minutes. /
(O avio decola daqui a vinte minutos.)

Future com present continuous

O present continuous pode ser usado para fazer referncia a eventos
que foram planejados para acontecer no futuro. Seu uso similar ao de
going to.
Ex.: England is playing against Scotland tonight.
(A Inglaterra joga contra a Esccia hoje noite.)

Future perfect
O future perfect formado com shall/will + have + particpio
passado. Essa forma empregada para indicar aes ou estados que
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Ex.: On October 25th we will have been married for ten years.
(No dia 25 de outubro vamos fazer dez anos de casados.)
He will have arrived by then.
(A essa hora ele j ter chegado.)
I shall have been here a month tomorrow.
(Amanh vai fazer um ms que estou aqui.)

Presente(s)
Present Perfect
formado por:
Presente do verbo have + particpio passado do verbo principal.
Ex.: I have studied.
Formas:
Afirmativa: They have studied.
Negativa: They have not studied.
Interrogativa: Have they studied?
Formas abreviadas: havent (have not), hasnt (has not).
O particpio passado de verbos regulares igual ao passado simples.
Ex.: study studied studied
O particpio passado dos verbos irregulares no segue regras.
Ex.: do went gone.
O presente perfeito usado para expressar:
(A) aes que comearam no passado e continuam at o presente
momento ou aes que aconteceram no passado, sem data especfica,
e que apresentam um resultado interferindo no presente.
Ex.: I have lived here since 1980. / I have lost my keys.
(B) aes que aconteceram em um tempo indefinido no passado. (Se
for mencionado o tempo definido em que a ao ocorreu, usa-se o
passado simples.)
Ex.: I have studied English I studied English yesterday.
(C) aes que aconteceram vrias vezes no passado.
Ex.: We have seen that film many times.
(D) O presente perfeito tambm usado com as seguintes palavras:
Since (desde): I have studied English since April.
For (durante): I have studied English for two years.
Just (acabar de): They have just arrived here.
Already (j): They have already arrived. Have they already arrived?
Yet (j, ainda): They havent arrived yet. Have they arrived yet?
Ever (j = alguma vez na vida)
Obs.: As palavras just, already e ever sero sempre posicionadas entre
o verbo HAVE e o PARTICPIO PASSADO.
Ex.: She has just arrived.
I have already talked to Frank.
Have you ever traveled to Europe?

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Present Perfect Continuous

formado por:
Presente do verbo have + presente perfeito do verbo to be + particpio
presente do verbo principal (forma -ing).

Formas:
Afirmativa: She would have gone to the movies.
Negativa: She would not have gone to the movies.
Interrogativa: Would she have gone to the movies?
Forma abreviada: wouldnt (would not).

Ex.: I have been studying.

Formas:
Afirmativa: They have been studying.
Negativa: They havent been studying.
Interrogativa: Have they been studying?

Existem as oraes condicionais:

A orao condicional expressa uma condio e sempre aparece ligada
a uma orao principal.
As oraes condicionais podem expressar:

O presente perfeito contnuo, assim como o presente perfeito,

usado para expressar aes que comearam no passado e continuam
ou apresentam resultado interferindo no presente, porm enfatiza a
continuidade das aes.
Portanto, s dever ser utilizado quando nos referimos a aes que
no sofreram interrupo alguma.

(A) Condio provvel: usando o presente simples e futuro simples.

Ex.: If she has the money, she will go to the movies.
(B) Condio improvvel: usando o passado simples e o condicional
simples.
Ex.: If she had the money, she would go to the movies.

Ex.: Im very tired because Ive been working since in 7 a.m.

Passado(s)

(C) Condio impossvel: usando o passado perfeito e o condicional

perfeito.

Past Perfect

Ex.: If she had had the money, she would have gone to the movies.

formado por:
Passado do verbo to have + particpio passado do verbo principal.

Casos especiais de oraes condicionais:

Ex.: I had studied.

Formas:
Afirmativa: They had studied.
Negativa: They hadnt studied.
Interrogativa: Had they studied?
Forma abreviada: hadnt (had not).
O passado perfeito usado para expressar uma ao que aconteceu
antes de uma outra ao no passado. A ao que ocorreu primeiro vir no
Past Perfect e a ao que ocorreu aps vir no Simple Past.
Ex.: When I arrived, the teacher had spoken for two hours.
When I arrived home, my mother had already left.

Past Perfect Continuous

formado pelo:
Passado do verbo to have + passado perfeito do verbo to be + o
particpio presente do verbo principal (forma -ing).
Ex.: When I arrived, the teacher had been speaking for two hours.

(A) O verbo to be no passado tem a forma were para todas as pessoas

quando aparece em oraes condicionais, (principalmente no registro
americano da Lngua Inglesa, uma vez que na Inglaterra o uso do verbo
TO BE em sua forma normal (IF I WAS ...) popularmente bastante
aceito, porm aconselhamos a usar IF I / HE / SHE WERE)
Ex.: I wouldnt go out tonight if I were you.
(B) Condio de passado com efeito no presente.
Ex.: If you had eaten before you wouldnt be so hungry now.
Nesta estrutura utilizamos Past Perfect e Simple Conditional.
Note bem que, nos casos chamados especiais, utilizamos estruturas
diferentes das citadas anteriormente nos itens B (condio improvvel) e
C (condio impossvel) deste tpico.
(C) Quando se deseja expressar verdades universais ou leis naturais, os
verbos das duas oraes podem aparecer no presente simples.
Ex.: Metals expand if you heat them.

Conditional

(D) Pode-se usar o presente simples com o imperativo.

Condicional simples:
formado por would + verbo principal sem TO.

Ex.: If you have any problem, call me.

Formas:
Afirmativa: She would go to the movies.
Negativa: She would not go to the movies.
Interrogativa: Would she go to the movies?
Forma abreviada: wouldnt (would not).
Condicional perfeito:
formado por would have + particpio passado do verbo principal.

(E) Quando na frase houver had ou were, pode-se omitir o if fazendo-se

a inverso do verbo com o sujeito.
Ex.: If John had arrived early, he would have seen the show.
Had John arrived early, he would have seen the show.
(F) Unless (se no; a menos que) pode ser usado em lugar de if not.
Ex.: Bill wont come to the party if you dont invite him.
Bill wont come to the party unless you invite him.

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Lista dos principais verbos

irregulares em ingls
Os verbos constantes da lista a seguir foram agrupados pelas
caractersticas que tm em comum.
Em ingls, os verbos so irregulares quando:
I. Suas formas de infinitivo (presente), passado e particpio passado
so idnticas:
INFINITIVE

SIMPLE PAST

PAST
PARTICIPLE

TRADUO

to bet

bet

bet

apostar

to burst

burst

burst

estourar

to cast

cast

cast

arremessar

to cost

cost

cost

custar

to cut

cut

cut

cortar

to hit

hit

hit

bater, golpear

to hurt

hurt

hurt

ferir, machucar

to let

let

let

deixar, permitir

to put

put

put

pr, colocar

INFINITIVE

SIMPLE
PAST

PAST
PARTICIPLE

TRADUO

to feed

fed

fed

alimentar

to feel

felt

felt

sentir

to fight

fought

fought

lutar

to find

found

found

encontrar

to get

got

got

pegar, etc.

to hang

hung

hung

pendurar

to have

had

had

ter

to hear

heard

heard

ouvir

to hold

held

held

segurar, prender

to keep

kept

kept

guardar

to lay

laid

laid

pr, colocar

to lead

led

led

liderar

to leave

left

left

partir, deixar

to lend

lent

lent

emprestar

to lose

lost

lost

perder

to make

made

made

fazer

to mean

meant

meant

significar

to meet

met

met

encontrar

to pay

paid

paid

pagar

to say

said

said

dizer

to quit

quit

quit

desistir, parar

to read

read

read

ler

to set

set

set

pr,
estabelecer

to shed

shed

shed

derramar

to seek

sought

sought

procurar

to shut

shut

shut

fechar

to send

sent

sent

enviar, mandar

to split

split

split

rachar, partir

to sell

sold

sold

vender

to shine

shone

shone

brilhar

to shoot

shot

shot

atirar

to spread

spread

spread

espalhar,
difundir

to wet

wet

wet

molhar,
umedecer

II. Suas formas de passado e particpio passado so idnticas:

INFINITIVE

SIMPLE
PAST

PAST
PARTICIPLE

to sit

sat

sat

sentar-se

to sleep

slept

slept

dormir

to spend

spent

spent

passar, gastar

to stand

stood

stood

ficar, suportar

TRADUO

to strike

struck

struck

bater, golpear

swept

swept

varrer

taught

taught

ensinar

to bend

bent

bent

dobrar, curvar

to sweep

to bind

bound

bound

atar, amarrar

to teach

to bleed

bled

bled

sangrar

to tell

told

told

dizer, contar

thought

thought

pensar, achar

to bring

brought

brought

trazer

to think

to build

built

built

construir

to understand

understood

understood

entender

to buy

bought

bought

comprar

to weep

wept

wept

chorar, lamentar

win

won

won

ganhar

to catch

caught

caught

pegar

to deal

dealt

dealt

lidar, negociar

to dig

dug

dug

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III. Suas formas de infinitivo, passado e particpio passado tm vogais
diferentes:

V. Suas formas de particpio passado so formadas pelo acrscimo de

-n, -en ou -ne s suas formas de passado aps verificadas pequenas
mudanas, como a queda do e final, a repetio da consoante final
ou a transformao do y em i.

INFINITIVE

SIMPLE PAST

PAST PARTICIPLE

TRADUO

to begin

began

begun

comear

INFINITIVE

SIMPLE PAST

to drink

drank

drunk

beber

to bear
to bite

PAST PARTICIPLE

TRADUO

bore

born

dar luz, gerar

bit

bitten

morder

to break

broke

broken

quebrar

to ring

rang

rung

soar, tocar

to sing

sang

sung

cantar

to chose

chose

chosen

escolher

to sink

sank

sunk

afundar

to forget

forgot

forgotten

esquecer

to spring

sprang

sprung

saltar

to freeze

froze

frozen

congelar

to swim

swam

swum

nadar

to lie

lay

lain

deitar, jazer

to speak

spoke

spoken

falar

to steal

stole

stolen

furtar, roubar

to swear

swore

sworn

jurar

to tear

tore

torn

rasgar

to wear

wore

worn

vestir

IV. Suas formas de particpio passado so quase idnticas s do infinitivo,

havendo apenas o acrscimo de -en, ou -n (sendo que, em alguns
casos, a consoante final pode aparecer dobrada):
INFINITIVE

SIMPLE PAST

PAST PARTICIPLE

TRADUO

to beat

beat

beaten

bater, vencer

to blow

blew

blown

soprar

to do

did

done

fazer

INFINITIVE

SIMPLE PAST

PAST PARTICIPLE

TRADUO

to draw

drew

drawn

sacar,
desenhar

to become

became

become

tornar-se

to come

came

come

vir

to drive

drove

driven

dirigir

to run

ran

run

correr

to eat

ate

eaten

comer

to fall

fell

fallen

cair

to forbid

forbade

forbidden

proibir

to forgive

forgave

forgiven

perdoar

to give

gave

given

dar

to go

went

gone

ir

to grow

grew

grown

crescer

to hide

hid

hidden

esconder

to know

knew

known

saber,
conhecer

INFINITIVE
to burn
to dream
to lean

leaned / leant

VI. Suas formas de infinitivo e particpio passado so idnticas, havendo

apenas alterao de uma vogal na forma de passado:

VII. Suas formas de passado e particpio passado so construdas com

o acrscimo de -ed, mas podem tambm apresentar variaes:
INFINITIVE

SIMPLE PAST

PAST PARTICIPLE

TRADUO

to saw

sawed

sawed / sawn

serrar

to sew

sewed

sewed / sewn

costurar

to sow

sowed

sowed / sown

semear

to show

showed

shown

mostrar

VIII. H duas formas possveis de passado e particpio, sendo uma delas

regular (-ed):
SIMPLE PAST

PAST PARTICIPLE

TRADUO

burned / burnt

burned / burnt

queimar

dreamed / dreamt

dreamed / dreamt

sonhar

leaned / leant

apoiar-se

to ride

rid

ridden

cavalgar,
passear

to rise

rose

risen

levantar-se

to learn

learned / learnt

learned / learnt

aprender

to smell

smelled / smelt

smelled / smelt

cheirar

to spoil

spoiled / spoilt

spoiled / spoilt

estragar

to sweat

sweated / sweat

sweated / sweat

suar

to see

saw

seen

ver

to shake

shook

shaken

balanar, bater

to take

took

taken

tomar, pegar

to throw

threw

thrown

arremessar,
jogar

to write

wrote

written

escrever

IX. Suas formas de infinitivo, passado e particpio so todas diferentes

entre si:
INFINITIVE

SIMPLE PAST

PAST PARTICIPLE

TRADUO

to fly

flew

flown

voar

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03 Supply the correct form of the verbs in parentheses:

EXERCISES LEVEL 1
01 Supply the correct verb tense:

(A) He would have seen her if he ______________(wait).

(A) We ____________________________(see) you tomorrow.

(B) If I _____________________(be) you, I would not do it.

(B) I ______(meet) him in the park every day.

(C) They _______________(give) him the message if they had seen him.

(C) The girls ______________(be) late today.

(D) If we had been here, we __________________(help) you.

(D) The boys _______(be) near the bar 5 minutes ago.

(E) If today ________________(be) Monday, I would have to go to work.

(E) Sally __________(help) Mom in the kitchen now.

(F) If he _______________(have) a car, he would have taken the trip.

(F) Listen! The telephone _____________(ring).

(G) If he _______________(be) tired, he would go to bed).

(G) They _____________(play) tennis while I ______________(work).

(H) I ____________________(ask) her to go if I had thought of it.

(H) She ________(learn) French when she _____(go) to France last year.

(I) I _________________(try) to visit her if I had time.

(I) He didnt ____________(come) by bus yesterday. He _________

(come) on foot.

(J) She __________________(buy) that picture if it cost only ten dollars.

(J) They ___________________________(pay) the bill tomorrow.

(K) She ___________(watch) TV every night.
(L) _________(go) quickly! Your friends ________(wait) for you now.
(M) I always ________(buy) newspapers here.
(N) We ______(live) in Brazil now but we _______________(live) in
Spain next year.

(K) The reporter ______________(write) about it if he has enough time.

(L) He ___________________(like) my play if he read it.
(M) The secretary ________________(type) it if she had not been ill.
(N) If we liked her, we __________________(invite) her.
(O) If you _______(call) at 8 oclock, I will be having breakfast.
ESPCEX (Adaptada) Choose the correct alternative in the sentences
below:

(O) They ___________(work) in the garden now.

02 Supply the correct past tense of the verbs in parentheses:
(A) They _____________(drink) two beers before they ___________
(start) dinner.
(B) She __________(answer) the door after we __________(ring) the
bell many times.
(C) I _____________(sleep) for one hour when he __________(knock)
at the door.
(D) He __________(shout) to his horror that he ____________(eat) a
fly.
(E) The girl _______(ask) me what ______________(happen).
(F) The house _____(be) much smaller than he _____________(think).
(G) He _________(say) he __________(look) for the book everywhere.
(H) I _________(be) sure that I ____________(see) him before.
(I) We _______(see) that we ___________(take) the wrong way.
(J) _______ he _______(say) what he ________(do) with your money?

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01 These books are all new. ________ one do you want to buy?
(A) who
(B) why
(C) where
(D) which
(E) how
02
_____do you do for a living?
Me? I work as a babysitter.
(A) Who
(B) Where
(C) How
(D) When
(E) What

03 _______ did John go yesterday?

He went to the doctors with his mother.

(A) Where
(B) What
(C) When

(D) Who
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04 There _____ 2,000 people living here and almost everybody _______
their own car.
(A) is/has
(B) is/have
(C) are/has
(D) are/have
(E) was/has
05
Did you take the medicine?
Yes, but when I________ it, it ________ any good.

10
Yoko and I are having dinner at a restaurant tonight. Its _____
anniversary. Do you want to come with _____?
Im sorry, but Bill is coming to _____ house. I invited _____ for
dinner.
(A) us / we / my / he
(B) our / us / his / him
(C) us / our / my / him
(D) our / us / my / him
(E) our / our / my / his
Read the text and answer the following questions.

(A) took/doesnt
(B) take/didnt do
(C) took/didnt do
(D) took/didnt
(E) take/doesnt
06 How often ______________ in So Paulo?
(A) does it rain
(B) it rains
(C) does rain
(D) rains
(E) rain

HACKERS
Man is the only animal that stores wealth. Prehistoric men stored bones
because they used them as weapons. Later, men stored salt because they
used it as currency, and even later they stored gold, silver and precious
stones. In our present time, information is the most valuable commodity.
In the past, people used to store goods and there was always someone
trying to steal them.
Today there are people who steal information from computers. They
are called hackers. Most hackers are young, male and love computers.
All they need is a computer and a telephone line. They use the telephone
line to connect their computers to other computers.

07
Mike and John are on the phone:
Mike: I know that you and your uncle speak English. And what about
your nephew?

Good hackers can enter even well-protected systems. They can transfer
large amounts of money from one bank to another. They can get free air
tickets, and use someone elses credit card number to buy anything.

(A) John: She speaks German.

(B) John: They speak French.
(C) John: I speak English, too.
(D) John: We speak Portuguese.
(E) John: He speaks Italian.

More companies use computers everyday, so there will be even more

computer crimes in the future.

08
I play ____ tennis once or twice _____ week if I can. Its my favorite
sport. I can say Im _____ good player, but not _____ expert.

(A) bones.
(B) prehistoric men.
(C) weapons.
(D) animals.
(E) wealth.

(A) the / ____ / a / the

(B) ____ / an / a / a
(C) ____ / a / a / an
(D) the / an / a / an
(E) ____ / the / ____ / the
09
My friends live in _____ old house in ____ small village. There is
____ beautiful garden behind _____ house. I would like to have _____
garden like that.
(A) an / a / a / an / the
(B) an / a / a / an / a
(C) a / an / a / the / the
(D) a / an / a / the / a
(E) an / a / a / the / a

Hackers steal infomation for fun. Many others sell information to

organized crime gangs.

(Adapted from Srie Aquarius, level 2: Ed. Moderna.)

11 They in line 2 refers to:

12 It in line 3 refers to:

(A) curreney.
(B) gold.
(C) silver.
(D) precious stones.
(E) salt.
EXERCISES LEVEL 2
(AFA 1999)
01
08:00 p.m. Mike had several glasses of wine.
12:00 a.m. Mike had an accident.

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What could you say about Mike at this present moment?
(A) Mike will have gone home earlier then.
(B) He has been driving drunk for many hours.
(C) Mike cant drive very well after the accident.
(D) After hed drunk several glasses of wine, Mike had an accident.
02 The sentence just do it, which is Nikes slogan, is in:
(A) the present tense.
(B) the present perfect tense.
(C) the imperative affirmative.
(D) the contracted emphatic form.
03 The past tenses are correct in:
(A) meant shook understood shaved
(B) taught touched lent earnt burnt
(C) kept trusted bought stealed owned
(D) dreamt spoke hurted realized thought
04 Choose the right alternative to complete the blanks.
The airplane _______ at 3.000 feet _______ the airport when the
pilot _______ something was happening with one of the engines.

08 __________ milk and __________ meat are good for __________

our health.
(A) ___ / ___ / ___
(B) ___ / the / ___
(C) The / the / ___
(D) The / the / the
Read the text to answer the questions:
Second Wind This is a feeling of relief that occurs after exercise
has become strenuous. Whereas breathing was labored and the work felt
painful before, breathing becomes easier and the work more tolerable after
athletes experience a second wind. The reasons for this reduction in effort
are not known. The early distress may be associated with the temporary
use of anaerobic metabolism until oxygen consumption has increased
and aerobic metabolism is providing a larger percentage of the energy for
work. There is some support for this notion in the fact that second wind
only occurs during endurance efforts.
Second wind usually occurs when athletes are just beginning their
training program after a long layoff. Well-trained athletes rarely experience
this phenomenon, probably because their circulatory system adjust more
rapidly after they become conditioned.
(MAGLISHO, Ernest. Swimming even faster.)

(A) had flown/ over/ repaired

(B) was flying/ above/ noticed
(C) had been flying/ on/ had been
(D) has flown/ up/ had communicated
05 Jake began to work out at 5:00 p.m. Its 6:30 p.m. now and Jakes
still working.

(A) a painful exercise

(B) a good sensation
(C) an exercise training
(D) the aerobic metabolism

The sentence tells us that Jake

10 When does second wind happen?

(A) might quit working soon and go home.

(B) has been working long hours at the job.
(C) has been exercising for 1:30 hours at all.
(D) will have gone back inside at any moment.

(A) During endurance efforts.

(B) In the beginning of a layoff.
(C) When athletes reduce efforts.
(D) When doing anaerobic exercises.

(AFA 2000)

11 __________ do not feel second wind often.

06 No one could avoid noticing my __________ or __________dress

during the party.

(A) Athletes who have a good preparation.

(B) Athletes who have strenuous breathing.
(C) Athletes who have increased the use of anaerobic consumption.
(D) Athletes who have a good experience with this kind of phenomenom.

(A) wives / daughter

(B) wife / daughters
(C) wifes / daughters
(D) wives / daughters
07 Choose the alternative in which there are only uncountable nouns:
Yesterday I went to the supermarket and bought _________,
__________, __________, ______________________.
(A) tea , cream, paper, beer and ice
(B) fruit, salmon, rice, sugar and oil
(C) lettuce, milk, jam, egg and cucumber
(D) beans, cabbage, fish, carrot and water

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09 According to the excerpt, second wind is _______.

12
Hey Jackie are you there?! Jackie?!
Im here!
The phone is ringing!
__________ it.
(A) Ill get
(B) Ive rung
(C) I ought answer
(D) Id been taking

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Read the text below to answer the questions.

Directions: Read the text below and then answer the questions below.

I can empathize with the person who has his home violated and seeks
both revenge on burglars in general, and a painfully deterring experience for
the next burglar in particular who chooses him for a victim. But booby traps
are not the way.(...)

A fox was walking through an orchard when he saw a bunch of grapes

which had just turned ripe. They were on a vine that was growing over a
lofty branch. Just the thing to quench my thirst, he thought. Drawing back
a few paces, he took a run and a jump and just missed the brunch. Turning
round, he again tried to jump, but with no better success. Again and again
he tried after the tempting morsel. At last he had to give it up and walked
away with his nose in the air, saying to himself, I am sure they are sour.

Under American law you can only hurt the burglar if he threatens the life
and limb of innocent persons inside. A booby trap, something that physically
harms an intruder, can maim or kill a fire fighter breaking in to rescue your home
and possessions from a blaze. It can spring shut on your spouse or child, or
even on you if you come home preoccupied with something else and forget to
circumvent your trap. Improperly set up, it can go off accidentally and injure or
kill you or a member of your family, or your household pet.(...)
Booby traps are for guerrilla soldiers. They do not belong in American
homes and business. If you try to use them you will be the booby who
ultimately gets trapped.
(AYOOB, Massad F. The truth about booby traps. )

13 According to American laws a citizen has the right to __________.

(A) run away only during a fire
(B) kill only to protect his house
(C) revenge only particular intruders
(D) hurt only if he receives threatens in his house
14 Booby trap is a (an) ___________.
(A) proper weapon for revenges
(B) proper device for guerrillas
(C) home device safe against robbers
(D) excellent mechanism of protection
According to the text:
I.
II.
III.
IV.

Booby traps only hurt innocents.

Your own family can be hurt.
You can be your own victim.
An accident may hurt your house in fire.

15 From the statements above, the right one (s) are (is)_________.
(A) only II
(B) II and III

(C) III and IV

(D) I, II and III

16 (AFA 2001) In the following alternatives, all the nouns are feminine,
EXCEPT:
(A) daughter / cock / witch / aunt
(B) spinster / niece / vixen / hen
(C) heiress / jewess / empress / mare
(D) lioness / gander / ewe / bee
17 Mark the correct set of pronouns to complete the sentences below.
Duchess Sharon couldnt find any jewels in the jewel case because
_____ children had taken ____ to perform a play at school. ____ didnt tell
it to _____ mother and ____ got very irritated with ____ because of ____.
(A) their / they / Them / their / her / them / him
(B) your / him / They / them / your / her / them
(C) her / them / They / their / she / them / it
(D) his / their / Their / they / he / they / its

(Adapted from Stairway to English.)

18 Who was the fox trying to convince?

(A) Himself.
(B) Myself.
(C) Herself.
(D) Ourselves.
19 In the sentence ... a vine that was growing over a lofty branch, the
underlined word means:
(A) high.
(B) huge.
(C) tiny.
(D) distant.
20 The opposite of sour in the fable is:
(A) salty.
(B) ripe.
(C) bitter.
(D) green.
21 In the text we have some irregular verbs in the Simple Past Tense:
WAS SAW HAD THOUGHT TOOK
The infinitive form of these verbs are respectively:
(A) am / see / has / thank / taking.
(B) are / sees / have / thinking / takes.
(C) is / seen / has / thinks / taken.
(D) be / see / have / think / take.
22 Consider the following statements:
Phil is going to Denver tomorrow.
Phils plane will depart at 10 tomorrow morning.
Its 10 a.m. now.
Based on the information above, we can say that at this time tomorrow Phil:
(A) is going to be in Denver.
(B) would have gone to Denver.
(C) will have arrived in Denver.
(D) will be departing to Denver.
Since 1961, the World Wildlife Fund has saved lots of animals and birds
from extinction. It has given more than 40 billion dollars to conservation
projects around the world. It has created or supported 260 National Parks
on five continents. But theres still much more work to do.
(Adapted from Time.)

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23 According to the context and the verbal tenses used in the article, its
correct to say that:
(A) the World Wildlife Funds work may be considered a finished action.
(B) the help given by the World Wildlife Fund began in the past and its still
active.
(C) the fund is going to support National Parks in the future but not now.
(D) animals and birds were saved by the Fund in 1961 and before then.
24 On December 7th, 1941, Pearl Harbor, an American Naval base in the
Pacific Ocean, was attacked by Japanese planes, causing the United States
to enter the war the next day. Nineteen ships and about 200 planes were
destroyed or seriously damaged in the attack.
Mark the correct alternative to complete the sentences below so that the
questions are correct and can be answered based on the text above.
I.
II.
III.
IV.

______ planes were destroyed or damaged in the attack?

______ was Pearl Harbor attacked by?
______ caused the US to enter the war?
______ did Japanese planes attack Pearl Harbor?

28 (AFA 2002) Think you feel bad about those lost vacation photos?
Consider (1) Barry Mathews. In 1993 (2) British geologist traveled
to (3) Arctic Circle. There, he photographed soils and vegetation for (4)
study on climate change. Back in (5) England, he took (6) film to his local
pharmacy for (7) developing. That was (8) last he saw of it. Three years
later, (9) pharmacy admits it lost (10) film. Mathews, 59, is suing for
30,000 (11) cost of another trip. Our advice: take (12) sketch pad.
About the 12 gaps on the text above, mark the FALSE alternative.
(A) All the gaps can be completed with definite or indefinite articles.
(B) We cannot use articles in three of the gaps.
(C) Gaps number (4) and (12) are correctly completed with indefinite articles.
(D) Its correct to use definite article in seven gaps.
29 The main U.S. concern is that Russia is the source. Moscow has
responded to fears that terrorists could use stray nuclear material to build a
dirty bomb by promising to tighten security around its nuclear submarines
and nuclear research centers.
Considering the underlined words as C (Count Noun) and NC (Noncount
Noun), how can you classify them?

(A) How many / Who / What / When

(B) Whose / When / How / What time
(C) What / Why / Who / How
(D) Which / Where / What / How long

(A) concern C / source NC / research C.

(B) concern NC / source C / research C.
(C) concern NC or C / source C / research NC.
(D) concern NC or C / source NC / research NC.

25 Choose the option that completes the sentences below correctly:

30 Im still doubtful about the characters of the new novel. You probably
agree that the suspects reactions were totally unexpected as their
explanations didnt make their intentions clear enough in the testimony.
We could first deduce that the fake nun was the prime suspect for having
poisoned the stallion and the sow. On the other hand, the cunning steward
and the wily widower had extravagant posture after the judgement.

I.
II.
III.
IV.

The ladder ________ I was standing began to slip.

My roof leaks ________ it rains.
The wine, ________ was in the cellar, was ruined.
_________ happens dont forget to call us.

(A) on which / whichever / when / wherever

(B) that / whenever / which / whatever
(C) which / when / that / whichever
(D) ___ / when / what / whenever
26 T he underlined sentence in which the connecting word was
ERRONEOUSLY omitted is:
Sam is not a man we can trust at all(1), believe it or not. He told me
the cheese comes from his city is quite good(2).Hes a liar. In fact it tastes
pretty bad. He also told me the land he sold me is good for farming(3). Its
an arid region. And he insists on saying that he didnt tell me anything of
this. But he cant forget the things he said(4). Now Im terribly disappointed.
(A) 1.
(B) 2.

(C) 3.
(D) 4.

27 Mark the item that completes the following passage correctly with the
appropriate missing articles when required.
Immediately after _____ assault, rape or robbery, victims or witnesses
can usually summon up _____ mental image of _____ assailant. But by
_____ time they sit down with _____ sketch artist at _____ police station,
their memories often have faded.
(A) ___ / the / an / ___ / the / the (C) the / ___ / the / ___ / the / ___
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Considering the underlined words in the text, you could say that:
(A) three words are female.
(B) all of words are male.
(C) two words are female.
(D) just one word is female.
31 Mark the option that completes the text correctly:
My little boy is just 8 but completely curious about the study of different
_________ and theories. He got the surprise of his life when he discovered
at school that ________ are the smallest living things. He is enchanted with
hundreds of ________ about the universe and surprised for sometimes
not finding answers to the ________ and the fantastic development of
nature. Therefore, I suppose he knows his ________ can also explain to
him some doubts he has about thousand of ________ of the universe and
procreation, considering the existence of God, of course.
(A) formula / bacteria / mysterys / thesis / believes / phenomenon
(B) formulas / bacterium / mystery / theses / believes / phenomenos
(C) formulae / bacteria / mysteries / theses / beliefs / phenomena
(D) formulas / bacterias / mysterious / thesis / beliefs / phenomenon
32 The funniest scene of the comedy is the one when the host spills red
wine on the heirs coat and by mistake kneels down beside a shy spinster
to offer _____ apologies. So, a problem of communication arises between
them because the shy spinster is deaf. Besides, _____ cant understand
whats happening. While the heir is in the bathroom cleaning the coat, a
water pipe bursts and floods the whole place where the guests are. The
heir _____ gets confused about what to do. I burst into laughter.

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Choose the item that completes the gaps correctly:
(A) his / he / by herself
(B) her / she / herself
(C) him / he / by himself
(D) his / she / himself
33 According to the Possessive Case rules, mark the only option in which
the justification in parentheses is correct:
(A) Thomass knapsack was sewn by a hospitable old woman in the last
hostel he was. (Incorrect If a noun ends in s, you put just after the
s)
(B) Next weeks meeting has been canceled because of the last stormy
night. (Incorrect you cant use s with time expressions)
(C) Thousands of passersby went to the citys new theater to shelter
from the rain. (Its possible to use s for places)
(D) Jack and Jill need eight hours sleep a night. (Incorrect you cant
use s with plural words and with periods of time)
34 Taking the following sentences mark the option which fills the blanks
correctly.
I. Is it true that _________suggestions were declined by the senators?
II. _________manholes could be severely depleted over the storms.
III. Just_________knowledge is needed to solve such elementary
technical problem.
IV. Do you get_________chance to travel in your job?
V. After_________deliberation the judges awarded the prize to her.
(A) few Many little much much.
(B) a lot of Few many lots of little.
(C) much Lots of a few a little a lot of.
(D) lots of Little lots of little few.
35 Mark the correct alternative to complete the dialog:
A: What a terrible trip I had.
B: Come with me. Ill show you a place to sleep.
A: Thanks. By the way, (I) ?
B: Its Lindas. Shes living in London now. So, you can use it as long
as you want.
A: (II) ?
B: Since last summer.
(A) (I) Whose room is this?
(II) How long has she been living there?
(B) (I) Whos this in the picture?
(II) How much was she away?
(C) (I) Whose is this bedroom?
(II) When did she go to London?
(D) (I) Who had lived in this room?
(II) When has she lived in London?
36 (AFA 2003) In the sentence Took a lot of pills, which other expression
of quantity couldnt be used in it?
(A) a large number of.
(B) a couple of.
(C) a great deal of.
(D) plenty of.

37 After reading the two stories below, mark the opinion that best explain
the tenses used in each of them.
Text A
Unemployed Terry Fitton has applied for an amazing 2.350 jobs
and hes still out of work. Terry, 50, has posted applications at the rate of
nearly four a day for the past two years.
Text B
Superstar Paul McCartney last night watched a heart-stopping sea
search for his 15-years-old son James. The ex-Beatle and his wife Linda
stood ashen faced on a beach after the youngster was swept out of sight
while surfing. But thirty minutes later they were joyfully hugging James
as he stepped unharmed from the waves.
(A) Text A has a time phrase: for the past two years, which sets the time
as time coming up to now. And Text B has the time phrase last night,
which sets the time as time finished, separated from now.
(B) Text A no explicit time phrase used so it doesnt matter which tense
you choose when there is no time phrase. And text B, past is used
because the speaker considers it important in relation to now
(C) In text A it doesnt matter which tense you choose because there is
no time phrase, so both are always possible. In text B, past is used
because things have happened recently.
(D) In text A, the present perfect is used because things are separated
in the speakers mind from now. In text B, the past is used as things
happened a long time ago.
38 Considering the sentence in my foolish lovers games. The boldface
structure is grammatically correct in the context because:
(A) s is used with singular and plural nouns not ending in s.
(B) a simple apostrophe (s) is used with abstract nouns.
(C) its a classical name not ending in s.
(D) referring to feelings, s should be used.
(AFA 2004)
Considering the extracts of some texts, answer the question below:
I. The woods were visible from the back windows and it was clear why
the house was called Common wood House, because there were views
of the common from all sides.
II. The Hospital where Maggie in Little Dorrit was treated for fever is able
to provide its impoverished patients with fruit and soft drinks
III. Most of the work was completed before the start of the nineteenth
century. Thus the next chapter will focus on how land was farmed in
Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire in the eighteenth century. Changes
after 1700 will not be discussed.
IV. Immediately after an assault, rape or robbery, victims or witnesses
can usually summon up a mental image of the assailant. But the time
they sit down with a sketch artist at the police station, their memories
often have faded.
39 What are the real topics mentioned in the extracts youve just read
above?
I. The reason why the house was called Common wood House.
II. The fact that a hospital can feed the poor patient with good supply.
III. How a great part of a work was completed in the nineteenth century,
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IV. Theres an evidence that after an assault or robbery, the victims get
frightened of telling the police the true facts.

42 Mark the option that justifies the use of the underlined verbal tense in
the context:

(A) I and IV.

(B) I and II.

(A) indefinite time.

(B) reported speech.

(C) II, III and IV.

(D) I and III.

(C) finished action.

(D) beginning of an action.

Read the ad and answer the question below.

43 The sentence They slowly fade away means:

Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky. Working together for three decades,

this team ________ (I) and integrated __________ (II) any other team in
the world. That includes the SH-60B, __________ (III) the new MH-60R
and MH60S programs. This ____________(IV) delivers the proven Naval
hawk airframe with advanced multi together we capabilities to the U.S.
Navy and navies world wine together we deliver __________ (V) naval
capability to ________ (IV) customers.

(A) The places are sometimes harmful to people.

(B) The things gradually disappear.
(C) Person in love may die.
(D) Minds are mainly confused.

40 Fill in the blanks correctly with grammatical subjects that have been
asked in the questions below:

(A) sheep / series / women / loaves / fruit

(B) means / children / mice / lice / wolves
(C) geese / thieves / oxen / buzzes / feet
(D) news / electronics / measles / nephew / widower

I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.

Use the Present Perfect Tense of the verb to build.

Use a Comparative form of Superiority.
Use a Comparative form of Equality.
Use the right Possessive case of nouns.
Use the Superlative form of an adjective.
Use the right Pronoun.

(A) has built/ more naval helicopters than / as well as / teams synergy /
the best / our.
(B) have build / many naval helicopters as / so good as / teams synergy
/ the better / ours.
(C) had build / much more helicopters than / less well as / team synergys
/ more and more / us.
(D) has builded / less helicopters than / not so bad as / team synergyss
/ the most / we.

44 All the sequences of nouns below are in the plural form, except one.
Mark it.

45 Mark the alternative that best completes the text below:

Would you like to travel back in time and see knights in armor fighting
battles? Or go forward to the 21st century and see the world of the future?
Time travel __________ the dream of science-fiction writers for many
years. Perhaps the first story about time travel was. The time machine by
H. G. Wells, but there has been many more stories, films and TV series
since then. In the movie BACK TO THE FUTURE, Michel J. Fox plays a
teenager __________ accidentally travels back 30 years in time. There
he meets his parents, who are still teenagers and __________ in love yet.
He has to help them get together, because if they dont get married,
he __________ exist! When he gets back to the present, he finds that he
has improved their lives and his own.

Read the text below and answer the question below.

One day in 1895 a German scientist named Wilhelm Roentgen
discovered an astonishing thing. He ___________ with the electron
rays, shooting them at a coated glass screen. Roentgen happened to
pass his hands between the rays and screen. To his amazement, the
shadow of the bones inside his hand _________ instead! Most of the rays
_______________ right through the flesh of his hand lighting the screen,
but enough of them were stopped by the bones to produce a clear shadow
of the hands skeleton. Roentgen ______________ the X-ray.
41 Fill in the blanks in the text. Choose the best verbs to complete it.
(A) experimented / appears / passes / discovered
(B) had experimented / appeared / has passed / has discovered
(C) is experimenting / is appearing / passed / was discovering
(D) was experimenting / appeared / were passing / had discovered
Read the part of the lyrics and answer the questions below:
Slip inside the eye of your mind
Dont you know you might find
A better place to play
You said that youve never been
But all the things that youve seen
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You may think that time travel is just fantasy, but some scientists believe
its possible at least traveling into the future.
(A) was/ that/ have fallen/ wouldnt
(B) has been/ who/ havent fallen/ wont
(C) is/ whom/ have fallen/ wont
(D) have been/ in which/ havent fallen/ would
46 In the text above, the pronoun they in the 9th line refers to:
(A) H. G Wells and Michel J. Fox.
(B) M. J. Foxs parents in the film.
(C) The science-fiction writers.
(D) The films about science-fiction.
Read the dialogue and answer questions 47 and 48.
A: Sue has been playing volleyball a lot recently!
B: Thats because she wants to be a professional.
47 Mark the option that best explains the use of the underline verb tense.
(A) It expresses a habit or a regular past activity.
(B) Its a situation that started and finished in the past.
(C) Its an activity that starred in the past and hasnt finished yet.
(D) The action is happening right now and will go on in a near future.

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(AFA 2006)

51 According to the text:

In a country which learned not to believe in God, it reigns the belief in

science. Like saints, the cosmonauts (the way Russians call astronauts)
occupy a place of eminence in the pantheon of the national Russian heroes.
They have multiple talents, being the greatest one, the capacity of going
to space. Streets, avenues and schools are named after astronauts. There
are a lot of statues and museums all over the country. Theres also a date
to celebrate them, April,12.

(A) our fuel is being produced in our country and we need to import it.
(B) Brazilians now have their own production of fuel thats why we may
be proud of Petrobras.
(C) a lot of investment should be done in order to put Brazil in a high
position.
(D) Petrobras has been the first company to produce fuel in great quantity.
The following extract is from a childrens school Science book. Read it and
answer the question below.

Up to now, ninety nine Russians have already gone into space since
1961, when Yuri Gagarin became the first man to go into orbit. Not by
chance, hes adored among the conquerors of Cosmo. His premature
death when he was 34 years old (seven years after his first and unique
space flight in a tragic plane accident whose causes are still mysterious)
contributed to create the myth.
(Adapted from O Globo, April, 02-2006.)

When houses are double glazed, only a relatively small amount of heat is
lost through the windows. Double glazed windows have two panes of glass
and air is trapped between them, preventing escaping of the heat. Double
glazing also ensures that condensation is reduced and noise is decreased
Heating bills can be reduced when double glazing is installed People living
near busy roads or airports also find that double glazing has to be fitted.
(Taken from Exploring Grammar in Context Cambridge University Press)

48 Taking the sentence, There are a lot of statues and museums all over
the country. Theres also a date to celebrate them., the word in boldface
refers to:

52 only a relatively small amount of heat is lost through the windows.

The boldfaced expression in the sentence can only be substituted for:

(A) the statues and museums in Russia.

(B) the astronauts from Russia.
(C) streets, avenues and schools in Russia.
(D) scientists from Russia.

(A) a gretat deal of.

(B) plenty of.
(C) a little.
(D) a small number of.

June 12th, 1997. Diana, Princess of Wales, addresses a seminar on

landmines. Here are some excerpts of her speech.
I. I welcome this conference on landmines (...) because the world is
too little aware of the waste of life, limb and land which anti-personnel
landmines are causing among some of the poorest people on earth.
Indeed, until my journey to Angola early this year, (...) I was largely
unaware of it too. (...)
49 According to the excerpt above the underlined statement means that:
(A) anti-personnel landmines are causing awareness among not only the
poorest people but the landmines, too.
(B) the poorest people on earth are wasting their lives in landmines thats
why they waste their healthy, too.
(C) limbs and lands that are among the poorest population are not aware
of the world.
(D) many people not even know or care about limbs and lands that are
being lost due to landmines among the poorest people.
50 According to Dianas speech we may observe that her first concern
is related to the:
(A) ones who are not killed outright.
(B) little information the world has about the deaths caused by landmines.
(C) terrible injuries people from Angola suffer.
(D) world that remains largely aware of the handicapped ones.
Read the paragraph below to answer question 51.
Os brasileiros so os grandes beneficiados com a autossuficincia
na produo nacional de petrleo e com os investimentos que esto sendo
feitos pela Petrobras.

Who Moved My Cheese?

Who Moved My Cheese? Its a parable that reveals deep truths about
changes. Two little mice and two little men live in a labyrinth searching
for some cheese - a metaphor used to express what we wish to have in
life, from a good job to spiritual peace. One of them is successful and
writes what
he learnt from his experiences on the walls of the labyrinths.
The scribbled words on the walls teach us how to deal with the
changes to live with less stress and achieve much more success at work
and personal life.
(Spencer Johnson, M. D.)

53
Two little mice and two little men live in a labyrinth searching for
some cheese.
The word little can only be substituted for ____________and refers to
the ____________.
(A) few / size of the men and mice
(B) brief / height of them
(C) short / the lack of importance showed by the author
(D) small / emphatic opinion given by the author to the characters
54 Who moved my cheese?
Whats expected from the one who reads it?
(A) Knowing life and the labyrinths to succeed more than usual.
(B) Searching spiritual peace and living as the characters, always
complaining about the career and life in general.
(C) Dealing with changes, living better and achieving success.
(D) Scribbling new experiences and admitting the ones success to use
them deeply.

(Revista PETROBRAS, abril de 2006.)

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Read a letter and answer the questions below.

Read the paragraph and answer the questions below.

As a survivor of the Holocaust, I lost the life I led more than 60 years,
when the world didnt give a damn or, like today, acknowledge that a storm
of destruction was imminent (The Lost City, Sept. 12). Sitting in my
comfortable, dry home watching the horror of New Orleans made me cry
the tears I didnt have when I was a child losing everything, fleeing with just
the clothing I wore that day. More than 60 years ago, I was on a different
continent. The disaster that unfolded in front of my eyes today took place
in my adopted country, among my adopted people. We didnt know is an
unpardonable excuse. We didnt care is more like it.
Without hesitation, America spends billions and wastes human life in
a country that is not interested in democracy.

The concept of generation gap is widely accepted in Canada and the

United States. It was a concept that grew in prominence in the 1960s
and 1970s, when a common belief among young people was Never
trust anyone over thirty, and many older people felt they could no
longer understand young people. These days, many people think that the
generation gap is lessening because the babyboom generation (those born
between 1946 and 1961) has moved past the age of thirty.

Yet we quibble about the cost of Katrina, a cost that will affect everyone
in our own backyard for years to come.

(A) establishing contrast.

(B) emphasizing a concept.
(C) explaining something.
(D) showing a condition.

(LIEBMAN, Lucie L. Staten Island, New York.)

55 The letter was written by someone who:

(A) subsisted a terrible hurricane even in her own country.
(B) resisted the Holocaust though she had been in an unfamiliar country.
(C) didnt die despite the tragedy.
(D) continued living in New Orleans otherwise she had passed away.
56 The Present Tense of the underlined verb in the first line is:
(A) lead.
(B) led.
(C) lid.
(D) leaden.

(Taken from Passages 1 -TM, CUP.)

58 The sentence in italics, when a common ...thirty has the function of:

59 Whats the main idea of the text?

(A) Never believe older people.
(B) The excessive amount of births after war caused the generation gap.
(C) What is known as generation gap was spread by the young people in
the sixties and seventies.
(D) The United States and Canada have a lot of problems concerning people
coming from different generations.
60 The text affirms that the generation gap is lessening. It means it has:

57 We realize that Lucie feels extremely sorry about _______ because

________.

(A) increased.
(B) decreased.
(C) stabilized.
(D) not changed.

(A) the whirlpool / it destroyed part of her life

(B) America / it isnt democratic
(C) the hurricane / she lost almost everything
(D) katrina / it destroyed her country
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