Portuguese activity, focused on students in the eighth grade of elementary school, explores the past tense perfect. Are we going to analyze this tense in the text about the Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell? So, answer the proposed questions!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
Alexander Graham Bell, a Scottish birthday boy, followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and dedicated himself to improving communication with the hearing impaired. But, after all, what _______ is he important? Invented the telephone, man! And this device, which doesn't let us imagine what life would be like without it, boosted the creation of others, so present in our daily lives: pager, fax, cell phone...
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Accessed on: March 3, 2021.
Question 1 - Emphasize the verb in the past perfect tense below:
“Scottish Alexander Graham Bell, birthday boy of the day, followed in his father's footsteps […]”
Question 2 - The above underlined verb is in the perfect past tense to indicate:
( ) a possible action in the past.
( ) an action completed in the past.
( ) an unfinished action in the past.
Question 3 - In the excerpt “[…] and he dedicated himself to improving communication with the hearing impaired.”, the verb in the past perfect tense was used in the voice:
( ) active.
( ) passive.
( ) reflective.
Question 4 – Complete the space with the verb “to do” in the past perfect tense:
"But, after all, what _______ is he important?"
Question 5 - In the passage “Invented the telephone, now!”, the subject of the verb in the past tense is:
( ) hidden.
( ) simple.
( ) undetermined.
Question 6 – Past perfect verbs in the text refer to:
( ) to the 1st person.
( ) to the 2nd person singular.
( ) to the 3rd person singular.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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