01. (UES-PI) Each blank space (from I to VIII) in the following text stands for one question to be answered below.
Would you go to a professional who looks like this?
I never (I) _____ . I (II) _____ particularly like gyms. They (III) _____ make me uncomfortable. I (IV) _____ feeling like everyone (V) _____ at me and judging my body while I (VI) _____ just trying to burn a few calories. But I thought a great trainer could (VII) _____ me a few moves I could use _____ (VIII) at home.
Marie Claire, November 2002, p.116.
I. exercise / to exercise / exercising / exercises / did exercised
II. haven't / hasn't / wasn't / don't / isn't III. makes / maked / make / making / was making
IV. am going to hate / hated / will hate / am hating / hate
V. is staring / is stare / are staring / are stare / is starting
VI. were / am / was / is / be VII. teach / to teach / taught / teaches / teached
VIII. works out / to work out / worked out / will work out / to works out
Respostas
As frases completas com os verbos na forma correta ficam da seguinte forma:
I never exercise. I don't particularly like gyms. They make me uncomfortable. I hate feeling like everyone is staring at me and judging my body while I am just trying to burn a few calories. But I thought a great trainer could teach me a few moves I could use to work out at home.
I - Exercise = Esse verbo está no simple present, e como o sujeito está na primeira pessoa do singular, ele permanece na sua forma infinitiva sem a partícula to.
II - Don't = Quando o sujeito é a primeira pessoa do singular no simple present, usamos o verbo auxiliar "don't" na negativa.
III - Make = Quando o sujeito é a terceira pessoa do plural, o verbo no simple present permanece na forma infinitiva sem a partícula to.
IV - Hate = Temos sua conjungação de acordo com o Simple Present para sujeitos da primeira pessoa do singular.
V - Is staring = Esse verbo se encontra no present continuous, ou seja, uma ação que começou no presente e ainda está ocorrendo.
VI - Am = Temos a conjugação do verbo to be para o sujeito 'I'.
VII - Teach = Embora o sujeito esteja na terceira pessoa do singular, o verbo se conjuga dessa maneira devido a presença do modal "Could".
VIII - To work out = Da mesma maneira, a presença do "Could" exige que o verbo fique em sua forma infinitiva.