Review - Freshman Year (retake test 2021)

Review - Freshman Year

We are going to review:

1. Possessive Adjectives

2. Verb be

3. Simple Past: Irregular verbs

​4. Imperative Mood

​5. When vs. While

​6. Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous.

Possessive Adjectives

Os  Possessive Adjectives são palavras que têm a função de modificar um substantivo indicando propriedade ou posse. Por exemplo, “This book is her book” (Este livro é o livro dela) o adjetivo possessivo “her” (dela) está especificando que o livro pertence a ela.

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(São utilizados antes de substantivos)

Possessive Adjectives: Examples

My pen is new. (Minha caneta é nova.)

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 His dog is black. (O cachorro dele é preto.)

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 Her sister is an architect. (A irmã dela é arquiteta.)

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 Our teacher is late. (Nosso professor está atrasado.)

Question 1

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Complete the sentences with the correct word.

Multiple Choice

1. Look at Maria! I've just loved ______ jacket.

• his

• her

Multiple Choice

2. I walked for 4 hours and now I cannot feel ______ legs.

• my

• their

Question 2

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Translate the following possessive adjectives.

Multiple Choice

1. The possessive adjective my in Portuguese is:

• meu

• teu

• dele

Multiple Choice

2. The possessive adjective your in Portuguese is:

• seu

• nosso

• delas

Multiple Choice

3. The possessive adjective our in Portuguese is:

• deles

• nosso

• dela

Multiple Choice

4. The possessive adjective her in Portuguese is:

• dele

• dela

• deles

Multiple Choice

5. The possessive adjective their in Portuguese is:

• deles/delas

• dele/dela

Verb Be

The verb be is used in the simple present to describe facts, conditions, and states. Its forms include am, are, and is.

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the meaning: ser ou estar.

​Verb be (present): affirmative and negative

​Verb be (past): affirmative and negative

Verb be (past): examples​

1- Mike was here last month. He wasn't traveling to São Paulo with his family.​

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2 - Fernanda was at the shopping mall when she found out her cell phone was stolen.​

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3 - Ju and Kim were buying things at the fair. They weren’t at school.

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4 - They were studying hard to their English test.

Question 3

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Complete the sentence with the correct form of verb be.

Multiple Choice

1. OMG! I'm in love with Olivia Rodrigo. She ____ an incredible singer.

• am

• are

• is

Multiple Choice

2. Here _____ my secret: don't tell your dreams to everybody.

• am

• are

• is

Multiple Choice

3. Kássio and João ______ very close friends. They always hang out together.

• am

• are

• is

Multiple Choice

4. Turn the volume up. It ______ my favorite song.

• am

• are

• is

Multiple Choice

5. I _________ 19 years-old. Actually, I’m 21 years-old. People are always forgetting it.

• am

• am not

Simple Past

Simple Past is used to talk about actions that started and ended at a specific time in the past. 

When forming the simple past, it is important to remember that there are two types of verbs: regular and irregular.

Question 4

Do you remember the simple past form of these verbs?

Multiple Choice

1. The simple past form of the verb begin is

• beginned

• begin

• began

Multiple Choice

2. The simple past form of the verb do is

• did

• doed

• do

Multiple Choice

3. The simple past form of the verb go is

• goed

• went

• wented

Multiple Choice

4. The simple past form of the verb make is

• makied

• made

• make

Multiple Choice

5. The simple past form of the verb write is

• writed

• wroted

• wrote

​Imperative Mood

​The imperative mood is a verb form used to give 1) orders, 2) advice, 3) instructions and 4) warnings.

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​It's also used to make 

1) invitations, 2) offers, and 3) requests.

​Imperative Mood: Form

​To form affirmative imperatives, use the verb in its base form.

Ex: Have fun at school.

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For negative imperatives, add do not (don’t) before the verb.

EX: Don’t hibernate during class.

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence

1. _______ the question and answer. (to read)

• Reading

• Read

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence

2. _______ and keep quiet. (to sit down)

• Sit down

• To sit down

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence

3. _______ to stangers on the street. (not / to talk)

• Don't talk

• Don't to talk

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence

4. _________ out tonight. (not / to go)

• Don't going

• Don't go

​Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous.

​1. Present Perfect

​have/has + verb in the past participle.

​Ex: I have traveled abroad.

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​2. Present Perfect Continuous

​have/has + been + verb with -ing.

​Ex: I have been traveling abroad.

​Present Perf. vs. Present Perf. Continuous

Present Perfect​

1 - Marcelo's written a novel.

​2 - ​My mother has organized my room.

​3 - I have slept for 10 minutes.

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Present Perfect Continuous​

​2 - We have been watching TV all day.

​3 - I have been stuyding at Colégio Meta since 2020.

​5 - They have been reading the same book for hours.

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​When vs. While: Examples

1 - Mom and dad were cooking WHILE I was cleaning the house.

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​2 - Maria was reading a book WHILE Gabriela was listening to music.

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​3 - We were playing games WHEN Michelle called me.

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​4 - I was studying WHEN my mother entered in my room.

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