Portuguese activity: Verbs in the past perfect tense

Portuguese activity, focused on students in the ninth grade of elementary school, addresses verbs in the past perfect tense. Are we going to analyze this tense in the text about the peregrine falcon? To do this, answer the proposed questions!

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Read:

almost went extinct

The peregrine falcon population suffered a major decline in the 1960s due to the use of the pesticide DDT in agriculture. The practice contaminated many birds, including those that the pilgrim ate. The presence of the venom in the organism caused problems in the raptor's metabolism, including the weakening of the egg shells. In this way, reproduction ____ compromised. Only after the ban on the use of the pesticide and support from conservation projects did the species manage to recover.

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Questions

Question 1 – Underline the verb in the past perfect tense below:

“The peregrine falcon population suffered a major decline in the 1960s […]”

Question 2 – The verb underlined above is in the past perfect tense, as it expresses:

( ) a continuous fact in the past.

( ) a hypothetical fact in the past.

( ) a fact completely completed in the past.

Question 3 – In the segment “The practice contaminated many birds, including the ones the pilgrim ate.”, there is a verb in the perfect tense. Identify it:

Question 4 – “The presence of the poison in the organism caused metabolism problems [...]”. Cite a verb in the perfect tense with the same meaning as the one used in this passage:

Question 5 – In the passage “Thus, reproduction ____ compromised.”, the space must be filled with the verb “to be” in the past perfect tense. Point it:

( ) "he was".

( ) "it was".

( ) "outside".

Question 6 – In “[…] the species managed to recover.”, the verb in the perfect tense refers to:

( ) to the 1st person singular.

( ) to the 2nd person singular.

( ) to the 3rd person singular.

By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.