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Which option completes the text below correctly?
Jack ______ a young sailor. He ______ in England, but he ______ often away with his ship.
One summer he ______ back from a long voyage and ______ new neighbours near his mother's house. They ______ a daughter, and Jack soon ______ in love with her.
(Adapted from HILL, L.A. Elementary Stories for Reproduction 2. OUP, 1980. p.4.)
Jack ______ a young sailor. He ______ in England, but he ______ often away with his ship.
One summer he ______ back from a long voyage and ______ new neighbours near his mother's house. They ______ a daughter, and Jack soon ______ in love with her.
(Adapted from HILL, L.A. Elementary Stories for Reproduction 2. OUP, 1980. p.4.)
Resolução comentada
O texto está no passado simples: was, lived, was, came, found, had, fell.
A narrativa é no passado, e o sujeito Jack/He pede 'was'. Os verbos corretos são lived, was (away), came (back), found, had e fell. Os verbos irregulares são come→came, find→found, have→had e fall→fell.
Análise das alternativas
A) usa o presente (is, lives, come...). B) 'were' não concorda com Jack, e 'find' e 'feel' estão incorretos. D) 'were', 'lives', 'comes' e 'has' estão no presente ou não concordam. E) 'come', 'founded' e 'feel' estão incorretos.
Referência: Simple Past: verbos regulares e irregulares.
Resolução comentada do VaiConcursos.