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What tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past?

Q1022462 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • EVO Concursos • Prefeitura de Pedras Grandes SC • Inglês • 2025

What tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past?

a) Present perfect
b) Past continuous
c) Past perfect
d) Simple past

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Q1104015 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • AMEOSC • Prefeitura de São João do Oeste SC • Professor de Inglês • 2022
Choose the right answer after identifying the verb tense of each sentence:
I.She has done several things at the same time.
II.She has the biggest house in town.
III.She`d do me a favor if she could.
IV.She`s put her hand in the dough.
V.She put on her shoes right after breakfast.
- a) I.Present Perfect; II.Simple Present; III.Conditional; IV.Present Perfect; V.Simple Past.
- b) I.Simple Present; II.Simple Present; III.Conditional; IV.Simple Present; V.Simple Past.
- c) I.Simple Present; II.Simple Present; III.Conditional; IV.Present Perfect; V.Simple Present.
- d) I.Present Perfect; II.Simple Present; III.Simple Past; IV.Simple Present; V.Simple Past.
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Q1103479 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • Avança SP • Prefeitura de Nova Odessa SP • Inglês • 2026
Some irregular verbs in English show a vowel change when forming the past tense. For example, the verb fight → fought illustrates a common pronunciation pattern in irregular verbs.
Identify the group of verbs whose past forms follow the same pronunciation pattern as the example above.
- a) make – build – keep
- b) sing – ring – drink
- c) go – see – take
- d) write – speak – come
- e) bring – buy – think
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Q1103478 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • Avança SP • Prefeitura de Nova Odessa SP • Inglês • 2026
In English, some phrasal verbs express the idea of refusing or rejecting something.
The phrasal verb “turn down” may carry this meaning depending on the context. Which sentence correctly uses “turn down” with the meaning of refuse?
- a) She turned down the job offer yesterday.
- b) She turned down the volume of the radio.
- c) She turned down the street near the park.
- d) She turned down the pages of the book.
- e) She turned down the lights in the room.
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Q1102028 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • CESPE CEBRASPE • TCE RN • Especialidade Tecnologia da Informação • 2026
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The changes to Earth’s natural patterns reveal an interconnected web of ecological systems that are undergoing profound changes beyond what many researchers have predicted. Scientists say the culprit is clear: Ever since the Industrial Revolution, the relentless burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas has been adding heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere, leading to a sharp rise in global temperatures. The hottest year in recorded history was 2024, and each of the 10 warmest years on record have come in the past decade.

Since 1997, when nations agreed to limit planet-warming gases as part of the landmark Kyoto Protocol, humanity has released more greenhouse gases than in all prior history. The temperature rise associated with the growing volume of heattrapping gas has kicked in, and it is continuing to rise. And at the same time, the ability of the planet’s natural systems to absorb planet-warming gases like carbon dioxide appears to be diminishing.

David Gelles. One thing’s for sure, the weather is getting wilder.
The New York Times International Edition, Nova York, 21-22 mar. 2026, p. 2 (adapted).

Considering the preceding text, judge the following item.
The structure "appears to be diminishing", used at the end of the text, indicates the observation of an ongoing gradual process.
- a) Certo
- b) Errado
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Q1098730 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • Avança SP • Prefeitura de Nova Odessa SP • Inglês • 2026
Which sentence correctly uses a modal verb to ask for permission?
- a) Will I opened the window?
- b) Must I open the window?
- c) Should I open the window yesterday?
- d) May I open the window?
- e) Would I opening the window?
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Q1097812 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • IGEDUC • Prefeitura de Jati CE • Professor de Língua Inglesa • 2026
The distinction between phrasal verbs (verb + particle) and prepositional verbs (verb + preposition) is based on syntactic tests like particle movement. Based on the transitivity and separability of multi-word verbs, choose the CORRECT alternative.
- a) The manager decided to call off the meeting, but it would be ungrammatical to say "to call the meeting off" due to the fixed nature of the particle.
- b) The manager decided to call off the meeting, which can also be CORRECTLY phrased as "to call the meeting off" because it is a transitive phrasal verb.
- c) The manager decided to put up with the noise, which allows for the particle "up" to be moved after the object "noise" in formal writing.
- d) The manager decided to look after the files, which can also be CORRECTLY phrased as "to look the files after" because it is a prepositional verb.
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Q1095902 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • Avança SP • Prefeitura de Nova Odessa SP • Inglês • 2026
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Brazil floods: 'I saw people trapped in their
homes crying for help'

Heavy rains in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais have caused severe flooding and landslides, leaving at least 32 people dead. The cities most affected are Juiz de Fora and Ubá.

In Juiz de Fora, twelve homes were swept away by a mudslide. In Ubá, a river burst its banks and flooded several streets. Rescue teams have been searching for at least 38 people who remain missing, while shelters have been set up for thousands of residents who were left homeless.

Meteorologists reported that the amount of rain that fell in the region during the month was already double the average normally expected for February, and additional rainfall was forecast for the following days.

A resident of Ubá, Lucas Gandra, told BBC Brasil that he received the first flood warning early on Tuesday, when a friend called to inform him that the local river was about to overflow. According to him, the situation worsened very quickly.

“At 00:07 the water was overflowing and by 00:20 it was already causing enormous damage. The water rose very quickly,” he said.

The city, located about 300 kilometers north of Rio de Janeiro, had previously experienced flooding in 2019 and 2020, but residents reported that the current disaster was far more destructive.

Lucas Gandra also described dramatic scenes during the flooding, recalling that many residents were trapped in their homes and calling for help.

More than 200 people were rescued by emergency teams, although some of those who died had reportedly attempted to help others during the disaster. Another resident of Ubá, Carolina Magalhães, described the situation as “horrific.” She reported seeing floodwaters carrying debris through thestreets, including household items, motorcycles, and gas cylinders.

DINIZ, Iara; BUSCHSCHLÜTER, Vanessa. Brazil floods: “I saw people trapped in their homes crying for help”. BBC News, 25 Feb. 2026. Available at: BBC News article (adapted) Accessed on: 1 Mar. 2026.

In the excerpt “some of those who died had reportedly attempted to help others,” the verb phrase had attempted expresses:
- a) an action completed before another past event.
- b) an action occurring simultaneously with the flood.
- c) a future plan that was interrupted by the disaster.
- d) a repeated action performed during previous floods.
- e) a hypothetical attempt that never actually occurred.
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Q1089477 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • IBADE • Prefeitura de Castelo ES • Língua Inglesa • 2025
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Read the text below and answer the next question:

Gaia Pope: Family appeals for art in memory of teenager

The family of teenager Gaia Pope are appealing for people to create and donate artwork to honour her memory a year after her death.

The 19-year-old was reported missing from Swanage on 7 November. Her body was found 11 days later near the Dorset coast path.

Her family said as the anniversary of her disappearance approached they were "asking people to make something to show she is not forgotten".

The artwork will be displayed online.

Miss Pope, from Langton Matravers, near Swanage, made an allegation she was raped two years before her death.

Her family claimed an alleged failed police investigation "severely affected Gaia's mental and physical state".

Art, particularly pyrography (woodburning), became a form of therapy for the teenager, her family said.

Her mother Natasha Pope said: "I don't speak about my daughter in the past tense - I utter her name as I always have because I know she is still with me, every moment, in all we're doing.

"Gaia's art and poetry, inspired by the beauty of nature and the strength of femininity, is her way of connecting with her true self. In spite of all she's been through she is not defined by that.

"Our Gaia would want to provide a forum for others to find their voice and create."

Miss Pope's cousin Marienna Pope-Weidemann added: "Some things are so big, run so deep, they can only be expressed through art. Our love and our grief for Gaia feels that way.

"The love we've felt from the community felt that way too. We want to honour that, make it visible, maybe do something to show other survivors, families who's lost someone too soon, that they are not alone."

The family said the project was inspired by the #JusticeForLB social media campaign and want people to share their art on Twitter via #JusticeForGaia.

The #JusticeForLB campaign was set up by Dr Sara Ryan - the mother of 18-year-old Connor Sparrowhawk, who had epilepsy and drowned in a bath after having a seizure in Oxford.

Dorset Police is being investigated over the way it handled the rape allegation and its response to Miss Pope's disappearance.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset45571415

The sentence “The 19-year-old was reported missing from Swanage on 7 November” is written in which tense, and why is this tense appropriate in the context of the article?
- a) Present simple, because it describes a current fact.
- b) Past simple, because it narrates a completed action in the past.
- c) Present perfect, because it connects the past to the present.
- d) Future simple, because it predicts an event.
- e) Past continuous, because it describes an ongoing action.
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Q1079561 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • VUNESP • PM SP • Aspirante da Polícia Militar
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What do police officers do?
By Emma Woolley

The primary responsibility of police officers is to protect the public, or if commissioned, the person, group or organization to which they are assigned. Through detecting and preventing crime, police officers strive to maintain law and order in their respective jurisdictions.
Most new police officers work in general duty in patrol divisions, which provides a broad range of experiences and assignments. General duty policing involves patrolling assigned areas to enforce laws, protect public safety, and arrest criminal suspects – either by car, foot, bicycle, or in some cases, horse.
Police officers can also do some or all of the following: Investigate accidents and crime scenes; secure evidence and interview witnesses; testify in court; collect notes and reports; provide emergency assistance to victims of natural disasters, crime, and accidents; engage in crime prevention, safety, and public information programs; participate in media relations; and supervise and manage the work of other police officers.
Working as a police officer can be one of the most diverse career experiences, as specializations ranging in the hundreds are available. With a few years of service (usually four or more), he or she can move into areas such as criminal identification, drug investigations, sexual assault, fraud, major case and/or crime management, surveillance, aircraft security, explosives disposal, police dog services, and many more.
Police officers must be available for shift work at any time of day and any day of the week, including holidays. Shifts tend to be longer than the standard eight-hour office day. Even though many regular police duties are routine in nature, the job can also be dangerous, as well as physically and emotionally stressful.
(http://careerbear.com/police-officer/article/ what-do-police-officers-do. Adaptado)

No trecho do último parágrafo – Police officers must be available for shift work at any time of day and any day of theweek, including holidays. –, a palavra em destaque transmite a ideia de
- a) obrigação.
- b) possibilidade.
- c) propósito.
- d) probabilidade.
- e) desejo.
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Q1068405 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • VUNESP • EsFCEx • Magistério Inglês • 2024
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This study reviews the findings of earlier translanguaging research in Saudi Arabia. Notably, Saudi Arabia is striving to adjust to the multilingual immigrant workforce on its soil, while encouraging a larger role for its people on other soils. In this changed paradigm, strengthening the Saudis’ English communicative proficiency is an emergent need. To make pertinent pedagogical recommendations on the use of translanguaging in language learning, the study gathered data using a questionnaire administered to 72 participants from King Faisal University. All participants were given fictitious names in order to protect their anonymity. Findings revealed that the Saudi EFL students strongly support the use of translanguaging in the EFL classrooms, but they are worried that it may not bring their proficiency to the desirable standard. They, thus, showed greater faith in the conventional language learning approach, viz., using only English in the EFL classes. The study concluded that learners‟ exposure to translanguaging is apparently not adequate for them to fully appreciate its benefits, and teachers who, so far, strictly keep to the English-only approach, too need to be oriented and trained in its use.

(Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 18(Special Issue 1),
556-568; 2022. Adaptado)

Assinale a alternativa que apresenta, corretamente, verbo que segue o mesmo processo de derivação morfológica encontrado em “encourage” e “strenghten”.
- a) Threaten.
- b) Endeavour.
- c) Encapsulate.
- d) Entertain.
- e) Overburden.
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