Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the eighth grade of elementary school, addresses verbs in the past perfect tense. Let's analyze this tense in the fragment of The invisible man? To do this, answer the proposed questions!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
He pointed to the center of the page. Mr. Bunting blushed slightly and looked closer, apparently having some difficulty with his spectacles. Suddenly, he became aware of a strange sensation at the back of his neck. He tried to lift his head, but was met with unyielding resistance. The sensation was of a curious grip, as of a strong, firm, irresistible hand pressing her chin against the table.
WELLS, Herbert George.
"The invisible man". 1.ed. Rio de Janeiro: Zahar, 2017, p.79.
Question 1 – Underline the following verb:
“He pointed to the center of the page.”
Question 2 – The verb underlined above is in the past perfect tense, as it expresses:
( ) a continuous fact in the past.
( ) a fact completed in the past.
( ) a sporadic event in the past.
Question 3 – In the sentence “Mr. Bunting blushed discreetly […]”, the adverb adds to the verb in the past perfect tense a circumstance of:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 4 – In the part “[…] and approached the face […]”, the verb in the perfect tense expresses:
( ) an action.
( ) a state.
( ) a feature.
Question 5 – In the segment “Suddenly, he became aware of a strange feeling in the back of his neck.”, the subject of the verb in the perfect tense refers to:
Question 6 – Identify the passage that presents a verb in the perfect tense:
( ) “[…] but it met with immovable resistance.”
( ) “The sensation was of a curious tightness [...]”
( ) “[…] who pressed his chin against the table.”
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.