Question

Gloria Smith ____________ (watch) TV last night.
a) is watch
b) is watching
c) was watching
d) were watching

In “Tommy and Rick were playing dominoes”, the verb tense in bold is:

a) simple past
b) past perfect
c) past continuous
d) present perfect

Which verbs best complete the sentence?

We ____________ (to have) dinner when we ____________ (to hear) someone
knock at the door.

a) was having / heard
b) were having / heard
c) is have / is heard
d) are have / are heard

There is a mistake in the sentence “I couldn’t to do my homework yesterday.”
Choose the correct option.

a) I could do my homework yesterday.
b) I could did my homework yesterday.
c) I could done my homework yesterday.
d) I could doing my homework yesterday.

Choose the appropriate MODAL VERBS: COULD / SHOUD / MUST for each
sentences below.

I. Children ____________ be well educated to become good citizens.
II. Paul __________ play the violin when he was young.
III. You're eating too much. You ___________ see a doctor.

a) I. SHOULD / II. MUST / III. COULD
b) I. COULD / II. SHOULD / III. MUST
c) I. MUST / II. COULD / III. SHOULD
d) I. COULD / MUST / SHOULD

Choose the right answer for the sentence.
There ______ a terrible earthquake in Japan in 2005.
a) was
b) were
c) There was
d) There were

Choose the right answer for the sentence.
How many books ___________ on the table?
a) there was
b) there were
c) was there
d) were there

Answer 1

⇒⇒  Past continuous

⇒⇒  There to be

1. Gloria Smith was watching TV last night.

a) is watch

b) is watching

c) was watching  ✅  

d) were watching

2. In “Tommy and Rick were playing dominoes”, the verb tense in bold is:

a) simple past

b) past perfect

c) past continuous  ✅  

d) present perfect

3. Which verbs best complete the sentence?

We were having dinner when we heard someone knock at the door.

a) was having / heard

b) were having / heard  ✅  

c) is have / is heard

d) are have / are heard

4. There is a mistake in the sentence

“I couldn’t to do my homework yesterday.” (não usa ''to'')

a) I could do my homework yesterday. ✅  

b) I could did my homework yesterday.  

c) I could done my homework yesterday.

d) I could doing my homework yesterday.

5. Choose the appropriate MODAL VERBS: COULD / SHOUD / MUST for each  sentences below.

I. Children must be well educated to become good citizens.

II. Paul could play the violin when he was young.

III. You're eating too much. You should see a doctor.

a) I. SHOULD / II. MUST / III. COULD

b) I. COULD / II. SHOULD / III. MUST

c) I. MUST / II. COULD / III. SHOULD ✅  

d) I. COULD / MUST / SHOULD

6. Choose the right answer for the sentence.

There was a terrible earthquake in Japan in 2005.

a) was ✅  

b) were

c) There was

d) There were

7. Choose the right answer for the sentence.

How many books were there on the table?

a) there was

b) there were

c) was there

d) were there ✅  

Explicação:

⇒⇒  Past continuous >> tempo verbal para falar sobre situações e ações que estavam acontecendo no passado, ao mesmo tempo em que outra situação acontecia.

was     >>   usado com I - she - he - it

were   >>   usado com we - you - they

Sujeito + was  were + verbo -ing + complemento

Jimmy              was                 sleeping in the car.

Ted and Liz     were                planning to go to Italy in July.

⇒⇒ There to be >>> verbo haver / existir. Pode ser usado no presente, passado e futuro

→→ There is - simple present - singular

There is a girl here. - Há uma garota aqui.  

There is not a girl here. - Não há uma garota aqui.

Is there a girl in the living room? - Há uma garota na sala de visitas?

→→ There are - simple present - plural

There are five girls here - Há cinco garotas aqui.  

There are not five girls here - Não há cinco garotas aqui.

Are there some boys at the club? - Há alguns meninos no clube?

→→ There was - simple past - singular

There was a dog here. - Havia um cachorro aqui.  

There was not a dog here. - Não havia um cachorro aqui.

Was there a cat in the yard? - Havia um gato no quintal?

→→ There were - simple past - plural

There were many people around. - Havia muitas pessoas ao redor.  

There were not many people around. - Não havia muitas pessoas ao redor.  

Were there dogs in the yard? - Havia gatos no quintal?

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Answer 2

Gloria Smith ____________ (watch) TV last night.

a) is watch

b) is watching

c) was watching ✔️

d) were watching

In “Tommy and Rick were playing dominoes”, the verb tense in bold is:

a) simple past

b) past perfect

c) past continuous ✔️

d) present perfect

Which verbs best complete the sentence?

We ____________ (to have) dinner when we ____________ (to hear) someone

knock at the door.

a) was having / heard

b) were having / heard ✔️

c) is have / is heard

d) are have / are heard

There is a mistake in the sentence “I couldn’t to do my homework yesterday.”

Choose the correct option.

a) I could do my homework yesterday. ✔️

b) I could did my homework yesterday.

c) I could done my homework yesterday.

d) I could doing my homework yesterday.

Choose the appropriate MODAL VERBS: COULD / SHOUD / MUST for each

sentences below.

I. Children ____________ be well educated to become good citizens.

II. Paul __________ play the violin when he was young.

III. You're eating too much. You ___________ see a doctor.

a) I. SHOULD / II. MUST / III. COULD

b) I. COULD / II. SHOULD / III. MUST

c) I. MUST / II. COULD / III. SHOULD. ✔️

d) I. COULD / MUST / SHOULD

Choose the right answer for the sentence.

There ______ a terrible earthquake in Japan in 2005.

a) was. ✔️

b) were

c) There was

d) There were

Choose the right answer for the sentence.

How many books ___________ on the table?

a) there was

b) there were

c) was there

d) were there. ✔️