2. Complete the sentences with the Simple Past of the regular verbs in parentheses.
a) Jorge Amado ______________________ (love) his homeland and ______________________
(want) to protect it from invaders and colonizers.
b) The man on the beach ______________________ (try) to make a difference by throwing those starfish back into the sea.
c) American astronauts ______________________ (land) on the moon in 1969.
d) After a great many unsuccessful attempts, Thomas Edison ______________________ (invent) the light bulb.
3. Complete the sentences with the Simple Past of the irregular verbs in parentheses.
a) Castro Alves ______________________ (write) socially engaged poetry against slavery.
b) Leonardo da Vinci ______________________ (spend) years painting the Mona Lisa.
c) In the history of Brazil, Bahia is where it all ______________________ (begin)
d) One day a man ______________________ (come) home from work and ______________________
(find) total chaos in his house.
e) The Mona Lisa ______________________ (become) even more famous in 1911, when it was stolen from the Louvre Museum.
f) In 2010, the International Olympic Committee ______________________ (choose) the city of Rio de Janeiro to stage the 2016 Olympic Games.
g) Santos-Dumont ______________________ (fly) a heavier-than-air machine for the first time in 1906.



4. Identify the use of the Present Perfect in the sentences according to the explanations in the box.
1. Ação repetida num passado indeterminado.
2. Ação praticada num passado indeterminado, com reflexos no presente.
3. Ação iniciada no passado e ainda acontecendo no presente.
( ) Mel Gibson has made several movies about violent heroes.
( ) I’ve lost my keys. How can I get home now?
( ) Paul McCartney has been to Brazil more than once.
( ) Our teacher has worked with teenagers since she was young.


( ) I’ve had my old car for over ten years.
( ) I’ve made some coffee. Would you like a cup?

5. Read the sentences below and write (F) if the period for the action to happen is finished or (U) if it is unfinished.
a) ( ) I didn’t have breakfast today.
b) ( ) I haven’t had breakfast today.
c) ( ) I haven’t read the science magazine yet.
d) ( ) We didn’t study for the test.
e) ( ) I had an old computer for three years.
f) ( ) I’ve had this telescope for three months.

6. Complete the sentences with the appropriate verbs from the box.
has changed – have had – have seen - made
a) Man ______________________ often ______________________ the environment.
b) Columbus ______________________ more than one voyage from Spain to the New World.
c) ______________________ you ______________________ any good movies recently?
d) I ______________________ two or three cups of coffee today.


7. Underline the appropriate alternative in each sentence.
a) The Indian has killed / killed a deer. Now he has something to eat.


b) Ouch! I have cut / cut myself.
c) I cut / have cut myself in the kitchen this morning.
d) I borrowed / have borrowed a book and two magazines from the library last week.
e) Thank you! You have given / gave me a great idea!


8. Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past or the Present Perfect of the verbs in parentheses.
a) People ______________________ from diseases since life began. (suffer)
b) Plants ______________________ the world since the beginning of life. (feed)
c) Those problems ______________________ in the newspapers for years. (be)
d) I ______________________ my wife over forty years ago. We ______________________ each other for over forty years. (meet – know)