EXERCISE 4
Uncle Ted's Adventures
Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past Tense of the verbs in
parentheses. For irregular verbs, see the list on pages 90-91.
My uncle Ted was a great movie star.
a. Poor uncle Ted, he (to die)² last year.
b. He once (to tell) me about his artistic career.
C. It (to begin) some twenty years ago.
d. That's when he (to go) to Hollywood
2. To die (past tense: died). This is the only regular verb in this exercise.
e. They (to choose) my uncle to play in a new Indiana Jones movie.
f. They (to spend) a lot of money on that production
g. Uncle Ted (to lose) a lot of weight because of it.
h. You see, he (to fight) against some bad guys.
I. He ( to ride) an angry elephant.
J. He (to fall) from a tall tree into a dangerous river.
K. He (to swim) very fast across the river, because of the crocodiles.
L. Once a lion almost ( to get) him.
m. Luckily someone (to shoot) the animal just in time.
n. On another occasion he (to feel) Something movie behind him.
o. He (to run), but it was too late
P. A snake (to bite) him in the leg
q. They (to take) him to a small hospital in the jungle.
r. Uncle Ted (to leave) the hospital a month later.
s. He (to become) famous after that movie.
t. After that he (to make) more than ten adventure movies.
u. Last year he ( to fly ) down to Rio for his vacation.
v. He (to take) a taxi at the airport
w. We never (to see) poor Uncle Ted again.
Soluções para a tarefa
⇒⇒ Regular and irregular verbs
a. Poor uncle Ted, he died last year.
b. He once told me about his artistic career.
c. It began twenty years ago.
d. That´s when he went to Hollywood.
e. They chose my uncle to play in a New Indiana Jones movie.
f. They spend a lot of money on that production
g. Uncle Ted lost a lot of weight because of it.
h. You see, he fought against some bad guys.
I. He rode an angry elephant.
j. He fell from a tall tree into a dangerous river.
k. He swam very fast across the river, because of the crocodiles.
l. Once a lion almost got him.
m. Luckily someone shot the animal just in time.
n. On another occasion he felt something movie behind him.
o. He run, but it was too late.
p. A snake bit him in the leg.
q. They took him to a small hospital in the jungle.
r. Uncle Ted left the hospital a month later.
s. He became famous after that movie.
t. After that he made more than ten adventure movies.
u. Last year he flew down to Rio for his vacation.
v. He took a taxi at the airport.
w. We never saw poor Uncle Ted again.
⇒⇒ Verbos irregulares >> são verbos que não terminam em ''ed'' no passado. Cada verbo irregular tem sua forma própria de fazer o passado, ou seja, não segue nenhuma regra e, por isso, é necessário decorá-los.
Exemplos:
I went to school by bus. >> Eu fui à escola de ônibus.
They had a shower last night. >> Eles tomaram banho ontem à noite.
Alguns verbos irregulares
was - passado de ''to be'' >> usado com I - he - she - it
were - passado de ''to be'' >> usado com We - you - they
did - passado de ''to do''
read - passado de '' to read'' >> apenas a pronúncia é diferente
hurt - passado de ''to hurt''
had - passado de ''to have''
ate - passado de ''to eat''
run - passado de ''to run''
went - passado de ''to go''
⇒⇒ Simple past - regular verbs >> A maioria dos verbos em inglês são regulares e terminam sempre em ''ed'' quando estão no passado .
Exemplos:
decided - called - smiled - watched - washed
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