Questões de Inglês - Passado simples | Simple past para Concurso

Language changes all the time. Even though grammar changes more slowly than vocabulary, it is not a set of unalterable rules. There are sometimes disagreements about what is correct English and what is incorrect. 'Incorrect' grammar is often used in informal speech. Does that make it acceptable? John Eastwood, author of Oxford Guide do English Grammar says: "Where there is a difference between common usage and opinions about correctness, I have pointed this out." This information is important for learners. In some situations, it may be safer for them to use the form which is traditionally seen as correct. The use of a correct form in an unsuitable context, however, can interfere with understanding just as much as a mistake. To help learners to use language which is appropriate for a given occasion, students must know that there are usages as formal, informal, literary and so on. Only one alternative has no grammatical error. Which is it?

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis:

1.She ____ the text frequently.(to forget)

2.I_______a new bicycle two months ago. (to buy)

Respectively the order is:

“The poems are gone.” Gone is the Past Participle of the verb Go and of the verb Tear is:

Analyze the sentence below. “Until recently, statistics ____ a subject that I ______ at all costs.” Choose the best option that completes the context.

Analyze the underlined items below and identify the wrong sentence according to the context