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1 An 82-year British tradition of voting on a Thursday
could be broken under plans to create a common
European Union voting day, as a step to cement a
political union in Europe.
5 Recommendations from the European Commission
propose that Europe has a common voting day for the
2014 elections to choose the next President of the
Commission.
Currently in almost all European countries voting
10 day is on a Sunday.
_____ 1931 the British people have always
voted on a Thursday. A change to the voting date could
cause a decrease in the number of voters in Britain.
(Adapted from www.telegraph.co.uk)
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1 An 82-year British tradition of voting on a Thursday
could be broken under plans to create a common
European Union voting day, as a step to cement a
political union in Europe.
5 Recommendations from the European Commission
propose that Europe has a common voting day for the
2014 elections to choose the next President of the
Commission.
Currently in almost all European countries voting
10 day is on a Sunday.
_____ 1931 the British people have always
voted on a Thursday. A change to the voting date could
cause a decrease in the number of voters in Britain.
(Adapted from www.telegraph.co.uk)
Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
Resolução comentada
'Since 1931' indica um ponto de partida no tempo, usado com o present perfect.
'Since' é usada com um marco temporal (1931) e combina com 'have always voted' (present perfect), indicando que a ação começou em 1931 e continua até hoje.
Análise das alternativas
A) 'In 1931' indicaria um momento passado, e não combina com o present perfect. B) 'For' é usada com períodos de duração (for 80 years), não com datas. D) 'During' exige um período ou evento (during the war), não um ano isolado com present perfect.
Referência: Gramática inglesa: since/for e present perfect.
Resolução comentada do VaiConcursos.