Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the eighth year of elementary school, addresses verbs in the past perfect. How about analyzing the verbs in this tense in the text about Di Cavalcanti? To do so, answer the proposed questions!
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Di Cavalcanti is considered one of the greatest Brazilian painters of all time. His works of vibrant colors, sinuous shapes and typically national themes are featured in museums and galleries around the world.
Emiliano Augusto Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, or Di Cavalcanti, as he signed his works, was born on September 6, 1897, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. And from an early age he revealed an extraordinary talent for the arts.
At the age of 17, shortly after his father's death, he began working as an illustration for Revista Fon-Fon, a publication specializing in caricatures and political cartoons. Two years later, like the young men of his time, _____ pursued a 'respectable' profession and entered law school.
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Question 1 - Identify the passage that contains a verb in the past perfect tense:
( ) “Di Cavalcanti is considered one of the greatest Brazilian painters of all time.”
( ) “Emiliano Augusto Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, or Di Cavalcanti, as he used to sign […]”
( ) “And from an early age he revealed an extraordinary talent for the arts.”
Question 2 – In the excerpt “[…] was born on September 6, 1897 […]”, the underlined expression adds a circumstance to the verb in the past tense:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 3 – Complete the space with the verb “to be” in the past tense:
“Two years later, like the young men of his time, _____ after a ‘respectable’ profession […]”
Question 4 – In the segment “[…] and joined the law school.”, there is a verb in the past tense. Give a synonym for this verb:
Question 5 – It can be concluded that verbs in the past tense express:
( ) facts concluded in the past.
( ) facts in realization in the past.
( ) facts prior to other past events.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
