Read the sentences about the history of Jonathan Richman, a punk singer, and fill in the blanks with the past continuous form of the verbs in parentheses.
a) “Jonathan had a band with David Robinson, who was the drummer, and another guy named Rolf, who bass, and they played these free shows on the Cambridge Commons.” (play)
b) “Jonathan that song ‘I’m Straight,’ which, of course, he was.” (do)
c) “I always had this theory that our sound was almost the opposite of the Velvets, that basically we into the light as opposed to the darkness.” (play)
d) “[…] there was always a small group of people who were really into it and […].” (listen)
e) “He how he had entered into some girl’s dream and some connection to her soul.” (describe) (feel)
f) “I don’t think it was so much that he tired of the old songs as he this idea that the whole rock-'n'-roll-star-making machinery was corrupt.” (get) (develop)
BROOKS, Ernie. Jonathan Richman: In Love with the Modern World. Vice, 6 June 2014. Available at: <http://www.vice.com/read/jonathan-richman-in-love-with-the-modern-world>. Accessed on: 3 Aug. 2016.
Soluções para a tarefa
a. “Jonathan had a band with David Robinson, who was the drummer, and another guy named Rolf, who was playing bass, and they played these free shows on the Cambridge Commons.” (play)
b. “Jonathan was doing that song ‘I’m Straight,’ which, of course, he was.” (do)
c. “I always had this theory that our sound was almost the opposite of the Velvets, that basically we were playing into the light as opposed to the darkness.” (play)
d. “[…] there was always a small group of people who were really into it and were listening […].” (listen)
e. “He was describing how he had entered into some girl’s dream and was feeling some connection to her soul.” (describe) (feel)
f. “I don’t think it was so much that he was getting tired of the old songs as he was developing this idea that the whole rock-'n'-roll-star-making machinery was corrupt.” (get) (develop)