PERFECT TENSES QUIZ

From the extracts below, the only one in the Present Perfect is:

(Dos trechos abaixo, o único no Present Perfect é:)

[Questão adaptada do Vestibular Primeiro Semestre, 2017, IFTO]

• “The second event was a talk I recently had with a German scientist.”

• “As the British Library charts the evolution of English [...].”

• “The need for an international language has always existed.”

• “He said that he knew of scientific conferences taking place in Germany [...].”

Answer explanation

A alternativa correta é a única que apresenta o auxiliar "has" (concordando com 'the need...'), seguido do verbo no past participle. Lembre-se que entre o termo auxiliar e o verbo, pode haver expressões, tais como always, ever, never, etc.

Leia a tirinha para responder à questão.

O uso do Present Perfect, no primeiro quadrinho da tirinha (em I’ve decided), pode ser explicado por se tratar de uma ação:

[Questão adaptada do vestibular de 2016 da Fatec)

• que ocorre uma única vez no presente.

• que se inicia no passado e termina no passado.

• que se inicia no presente e se estende até o futuro.

• ocorrida no passado, mas com um resultado importante no presente.

Answer explanation

Há várias possibilidades de uso do present perfect (vide página 11 da apostila). Uma delas, é a descrita na alternativa correta, percebida também por meio do contexto da tirinha.

In the sentence “Both Mr. Calheiros, the head of the Senate, and Mr. Cunha, the head of the lower house, have asserted that they are innocent in connection to the bribery scheme at Petrobras” (lines 138-142), the verbs in the clauses are respectively in the:

[Questão extraída do vestibular de 2015 da UECE-CEV]

• simple present and present continuous.

• present perfect and simple present.

• past perfect and simple past.

• present perfect continuous and simple present.

Answer explanation

Para a formação do present perfect, precisa-se de: has/have + verbo no past parciple. Já para a formação do verbo no simple present, basta o pronome e o verbo.

A rise in temperature in the semi-arid region of Brazil has left rivers dry and cattle dying of thirst. The search is on for initiatives to combat desertification. (Guardian Professional)

The underlined words in the passage represent the:

[Questão extraída do vestibular de 2014 da UniCEUB]

• present continuous tense

• present perfect tense

• simple past tense

• simple present tense

Answer explanation

Note que o verbo é construído pelo auxiliar has + o verbo no past participle, formando o present perfect.

In terms of verb tense, the sentences “In a study comparing German-Italian bilinguals with Italian monolinguals on monitoring tasks, bilingual subjects performed better than monolinguals.” and “The families had brought up the children in a bilingual environment.” are in the:

[Questão extraída do vestibular de 2012, da UECE-CEV - 1º dia, 2ª fase]

• simple past and past perfect.

• past perfect continuous and simple past.

• present perfect and present perfect.

• past perfect and past perfect.

Answer explanation

O primeiro verbo se trata de um verbo regular no passado. Já o segundo, é apresentado na forma "had + past participle", o que indica o past perfect.

In “Those who are older will have died before the impact of those choices” (lines 114-116), the verb tenses are:

[Questão extraída do vestibular de 2021, da UECE-CEV]

• simple future and present perfect.

• simple present and future perfect.

• present perfect and simple future.

• present continuous and simple present. 

Answer explanation

O primeiro verbo encontra-se no presente (those who are) e o segundo verbo apresenta-se na formação corresponde ao future perfect: will have + verbo no past participle.

In the sentence “A political system in which impunity in politics has been the norm,” the verb phrase in the future perfect tense becomes:

[Questão extraída do vestibular de 2013, da UECE-CEV - 2ª fase]

• would have been.

• will have been.

• will have being.

• will been being.

Answer explanation

A resposta correta apresenta a formação do verb tense future perfect: wil have + past participle.

Assinale a alternativa que NÃO apresenta verbo no "Conditional Perfect Tense":

• If I had followed my father's advice, I would not have passed through bitter moments.

• John would have passed the exam if he had estudied more.

• I could have had more free time if I had been proactive.

• Elliot could go to church today, but you didn't call him in time.

Combine os termos em inglês a seguir com a respectiva tradução em português:

• Sempre, ou a qualquer tempo

• Since

• Nunca

• Never

• Já (antes do tempo presente, mais cedo que o esperado)

• Yet

• Ainda (até o momento)

• Already

• Desde (de um tempo específico no passado até agora)

• Ever

Arraste os verbos no 'past tense' e no 'past participle' para os locais adequados.

Inifinitive: 'to be'. Past tense: ​ (a)   . Past participle: ​ (b)   .

Infinitive: 'to do'. Past tense: ​ (c)   . Past participle: ​ (d)   .

• was, were
• been
• did
• done