PRETÉRITO IMPERFEITO (PASSADO DISTANTE)

O PRETÉRITO IMPERFEITO É UM PASSADO DISTANTE, NORMALMENTE FALADO PARA DIZER ALGO QUE SE FAZIA HÁ MUITO TEMPO ATRÁS E NÃO SE FAZ MAIS.

NO INGLÊS, USAMOS “USED TO” PARA ESSE TEMPO PASSADO.

EX: I USED TO PLAY IN THAT PARK WHEN I WAS A CHILD.

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NA NEGATIVA, USAMOS O “DID”.

I DID NOT USE TO PLAY IN THAT PARK WHEN I WAS A CHILD.

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EXERCISES:

1)       COMPLETE AS FRASES USANDO UM VERBO QUE SE ENCAIXE:

A)    I USED TO ______________________________ IN THAT BAND YEARS AGO.

B)    I USED TO ______________________________TO MY GRANDMA´S HOUSE ON CHRISTMAS.

C)     I USED TO _____________________________ IN THAT SCHOOL WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER.

D)    I USED TO _____________________________ A PARTY ON MY BIRTHDAY.

E)     I USED TO _____________________________ GOOD BOOKS TO MY CHILDREN.

 

2)     FORME FRASES COM OS VERBOS ABAIXO USANDO “USED TO”:

A)    COOK – MY MOTHER USED TO COOK FOR MY FAMILY.

B)    SELL ____________________________________________________

C)     DRINK __________________________________________________

D)    EAT ____________________________________________________

E)     WORK __________________________________________________

F)     WALK ___________________________________________________

G)    TELL ____________________________________________________

H)    WIN ____________________________________________________

I)       SWIM ___________________________________________________

J)       PAINT ___________________________________________________

 

3)      PASSE AS FRASES ABAIXO PARA A FORMA NEGATIVA:

A)    HE USED TO SING IN MY BAND YEARS AGO.

B)    SHE USED TO GO TO THE CINEMA EVERY NIGHT.

C)     I USED TO BUY BREADS IN THAT BAKERY WHEN I WAS A KID.

D)    WE USED TO PAY OUR OWN BILLS.

E)     THEY USED TO MAKE A PARTY ON HOLIDAYS.

F)     YOU USED TO BRING PRESENTS FOR US ON CHRISTMAS.

G)    I USED TO STAY ON MY HOME AT NIGHT.

H)    MY DAD USED TO GIVE ME A KISS GOOD NIGHT WHEN I WAS A CHILD.

I)       YOUR TEACHER USED TO TEACH SPANISH HERE.

J)       HER AUNT USED TO DO BEAUTIFUL CAKES TO PARTIES.

 

4)     PASSE AS FRASES ABAIXO PARA O PORTUGUÊS:

A)    I USED TO WATCH CARTOONS WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL.

B)    YOU USED TO STUDY A LOT TO YOUR TESTS WHEN YOU WERE IN THE SCHOOL.

C)     SHE USED TO CLEAN HER MOTHER´S APARTAMENT TO HELP HER.

D)    HE USED TO WORK IN THIS FACTORY YEARS AGO.

E)     IT USED TO DIG ITS BONES IN MY BACKYARD.

F)     WE USED TO RUN TOGETHER IN THAT OLD PARK.

G)    THEY USED TO PLAY AND SING TOGETHER.