EXERCÍCIOS

1) Put the following adverbs of frequency in the correct order from the most often to the least often (Coloque os seguintes advérbios de frequência na ordem correta do mais para o menos ocorrente):

Gabarito: 65%, 85%, 100%, 0%, 15%, 50%

2) Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb of frequency in brackets in its correct position (Reescreva as frases usando o advérbio de frequência entre parênteses na posição correta):

a) They go to the movies. (often)

b) She listens to classical music. (rarely)

c) He reads the newspaper. (sometimes)

d) Sara smiles. (never)

e) She complains about her husband. (always)

f) I drink coffee. (sometimes)

g) Frank is ill. (often)

h) He feels terrible (usually)

i) She helps her daughter with her homework. (never)

j) I eat meat. (seldom)

Gabarito: They often go to the movies; She rarely listens to classical music; He sometimes reads the newspaper; Sara never smiles; She always complains about her husband; I sometimes drink coffee; Frank is often ill; He usually feels terrible; She never helps her daughter with her homework; I seldom eat meat

3) Choose the correct preposition on the expressions below (Escolha a preposição correta nas expressões abaixo):

a)…………….. September

b) …………….. 12 o’clock

c) …………….. winter

d) …………….. Easter Monday

e) …………….. 4th of July

f) …………….. Christmas

g) …………….. Tuesday

h) …………….. the weekend

i) …………….. my birthday

j) …………….. the end of the week

Gabarito: in, at, in, on, on, at, on, at, on, at

4) Complete with the correct demonstrative pronoun (Complete com o pronome demonstrativo correto):

a) Look at  ……………………. newspaper here.

b) ……………...are my grandparents, and……………...people over there are my friend's grandparents.

c) …………………………..building over there is the Chrysler Building.

d) …………………... is my mobile phone and ………………………..is your mobile phone on the shelf over there.

e) …………………………. photos here are much better than……………. photos on the book.

Gabarito: this, these, that, this, these

5) Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

a) Last year I (spend) ……………………… my holiday in Ireland.

b) It (be) ……………………… great.

c) I (travel) ……………………… around by car with two friends and we (visit)  lots of interesting places.

d) In the evenings we usually (go) ……………………… to a pub.

e) One night we even (learn) ……………………… some Irish dances.

f) We (be)  ………………………very lucky with the weather.

g) It (not / rain)  ………………………a lot.

h) But we (see) ……………………… some beautiful rainbows.

i) Where (spend / you)  ………………………your last holiday?

Gabarito: spent, was, traveled, went, learnt, were, did not rain, saw, did you spend

6) Choose the right modal verb (Escolha o verbo modal correto)

a) There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You ………………. buy any.

b) It's a hospital. You  ………………. smoke.

c) He had been working for more than 11 hours. He  ……………….be tired after such hard work.

d) He ………………. had better  prefer to get some rest.

e) I   ………………. speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco.   

f) If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you  ………………. to work hard.

g) Take an umbrella. It   ………………. rain later.

Gabarito: mustn’t, mustn’t, must, may, could, need, may