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Correct the sentence: "Ela é tanto bonita."

• todas

• tão

• como

Answer explanation

• “Tão” is used with adjectives and adverbs to express intensity.

  • Examples:

    • tão alto (so tall)

    • tão rápido (so fast)

    • tão inteligente (so smart)

• “Tanto” is used with nouns to express quantity.

  • Examples:

    • tanto dinheiro (so much money)

    • tanto trabalho (so much work)

    • tanto esforço (so much effort)

Correct the sentence: O Brasil é mais quente | que a Suécia.

• do

• como

• o mais

Answer explanation

In Portuguese, when making comparisons of superiority, we use the structure:

mais + adjective + do que + noun

So in the sentence:

• ✅ “O Brasil é mais quente do que a Suécia.” → Brazil is hotter than Sweden.

Correct the sentence : "Aqui só há a mesa."

• o

• na

• uma

Answer explanation

In Portuguese, “uma” means “one” or “a” (indefinite article), while “a” means “the” (definite article).

• ✅ “uma mesa” → a table / one table (unspecified, could be any table)

• ❌ “a mesa” → the table (specific, already known).

• “só há” means “there is only”

• When you say “só há uma mesa”, you're emphasizing that only one exists—not two, not many, just one.

Correct the sentence: " Quando é que partes a Lisboa?"

• com

• de

• para

Lisboa é ____ maior cidade de Portugal

• uma

• mais

• a

• para

Answer explanation

In Portuguese, when using superlatives like “maior” (biggest), “melhor” (best), or “mais bonita” (most beautiful), we often need a definite article before the adjective.

• ✅ “a maior cidade” → the biggest city

• ❌ “uma maior cidade” → Incorrect, because “maior” here is a superlative, not just a comparative.

• “Lisboa” is the subject.

• “é” means “is.”

• “a maior cidade” means “the biggest city.”

• “de Portugal” means “in Portugal” (literally “of Portugal”).

Na sala de aula não _____ alunos.

• estão

• há

• tem

• sabe

Answer explanation

🧠 Why “há” and not “tem” or “estão”?

In Portuguese, “há” comes from the verb “haver”, and it’s used to express existence—similar to “there is” or “there are” in English.

• ✅ “há alunos” → there are students

• ✅ “não há alunos” → there are no students

A minha cidade é ____ bonita como a tua.

• mais

• tão

• menos

• a mais

Answer explanation

In Portuguese, when making comparisons of equality with adjectives, we use:

tão + adjective + como

• ✅ “tão bonita como” → as beautiful as

• ❌ “tanto bonita como” → Incorrect, because “tanto” is used with nouns, not adjectives.

Sintra fica ___ 30 km de Lisboa.

• longe

• a

• para

• perto

Answer explanation

🧠 Why do we use “a” before “30 km”?

In Portuguese, the preposition “a” is used to indicate distance or location in relation to something.

• ✅ “a 30 km de Lisboa” → 30 kilometers away from Lisbon

• ❌ “em 30 km de Lisboa” → Incorrect, because “em” means “in,” not “at a distance from”

• “Sintra fica…” → Sintra is located…

• “a [distance] de [place]” → [distance] from [place]

Examples:

• O hotel fica a 5 minutos da praia. → The hotel is 5 minutes from the beach.

• Estamos a 10 km do centro. → We are 10 km from the city center.

Nesta rua há ____ restaurante muito bom.

• o

• tanto

• um

• de

Answer explanation

🧠 Why do we use “um” and not “o”?

In Portuguese, “um” is an indefinite article, meaning “a” or “one” in English. It’s used when referring to something not previously known or specific.

• ✅ “um restaurante” → a restaurant (any good restaurant, not a specific one)

• ❌ “o restaurante” → the restaurant (a specific one already known to the speaker and listener).

• “Nesta rua” → On this street

• “há” → there is / there are (from the verb haver, used to express existence)

• “um restaurante muito bom” → a very good restaurant

So the sentence is introducing a new, unspecified restaurant that happens to be very good.

Estamos ____ ver um filme agora.

• a

• ao

• de

• na

Answer explanation

In Portuguese, when forming the present progressive tense (actions happening right now), we use:

estar + a + infinitive verb

So:

• ✅ “a ver” → watching

• ✅ “a comer” → eating

• ✅ “a estudar” → studying

This is different from Spanish or English, which use gerunds (e.g., “watching,” “eating”). Portuguese uses the preposition “a” followed by the infinitive form of the verb.

🔍 The structure:

• “Estamos” → We are

• “a ver” → watching

• “um filme” → a movie

• “agora” → now