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See a picture above and create answers for it's questions.
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My Questions:

(a) Who are "those people"? Quem são "aquelas pessoas"?

(b) Who is the woman holding the sports equipment? Quem é a mulher segurando o equipamento esportivo?

(c) Who is the other woman (in the dress)? Quem é a outra mulher (de vestido)?

Some Answers:

(a) They're people who passed away and left everything to this charitable organization. São pessoas que faleceram e deixaram tudo para essa organização de caridade.

(b) She's in charge of the storage room. Ela é responsável pelo depósito.

(c) She is the director of this charitable organization. Ela é a diretora dessa organização de caridade.

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IRREGULAR VERBS

Os verbos irregulares do inglês são aqueles verbos que não seguem a regra geral de formação do Passado e do Particípio Passado. A formação do Past e do Past Participle, de acordo com a regra geral, que se aplica a todos os demais verbos, se dá através do sufixo -ed. Portanto, todo verbo que não seguir este padrão, será classificado de irregular.

É interessante notar que a irregularidade dos verbos em inglês manifesta-se apenas nas formas do Past e do Past Participle, e não na conjugação dos mesmos, como em português. Os únicos verbos do inglês que têm também uma conjugação irregular são o verbo to be e os verbos auxiliares modais (can, may, might, shall, should, must, etc.).

É interessante notar também que, com relação a freqüência de ocorrência, o Past é mais importante para o aluno do que o Past Participle. Enquanto que o Past representa uma das estruturas gramaticais básicas, o Past Participle ocorre apenas no Perfect Tense, na formação da Voz Passiva e na forma adjetivada do verbo. Exemplos:
Have you heard the news? - Perfect Tense
Toyotas are made in Japan. - Passive Voice
English is a widely spoken language. - Adjective

Nós aqui classificamos as formas irregulares dos verbos como uma questão de vocabulário, uma vez que as mesmas não interferem na estruturação das frases; e do ponto de vista do aprendizado, o aluno deve assimilar essas formas da mesma maneira que assimila vocabulário.

arise - arose - arisen [surgir; erguer-se]

awake - awoke - awoken [despertar]

be - was; were - been [ser; estar]

bear - bore - borne [suportar; dar a luz]

beat - beat - beaten [bater]

become - became - become [tornar-se]

begin - began - begun [começar]

behold - beheld - beheld [contemplar]

bend - bent - bent [curvar, entortar]

bet - bet - bet [apostar]

bid - bid - bid [oferecer, fazer uma oferta]

bind - bound - bound [unir; encadernar]

bite - bit - bitten [morder]

bleed - bled - bled [sangrar]

blow - blew - blown [soprar; explodir]

break - broke - broken [quebrar]

breed - bred - bred [procriar, reproduzir]

bring - brought - brought [trazer]

broadcast - broadcast - broadcast [irradiar, transmitir (via TV ou rádio)]

build - built - built [construir]

buy - bought - bought [comprar]

cast - cast - cast [arremessar, atirar]

catch - caught - caught [pegar, apanhar]

choose - chose - chosen [escolher]

come - came - come [vir]

cost - cost - cost [custar]

creep - crept - crept [rastejar]

cut - cut- cut [cortar]

deal - dealt - dealt [negociar, tratar]

dig - dug - dug [cavar]

do - did - done [fazer]

draw - drew - drawn [desenhar]

drink - drank - drunk [beber]

drive - drove - driven [dirigir (veículo)]

eat - ate - eaten [comer]

fall - fell - fallen [cair]

feed - fed - fed [alimentar]

feel - felt - felt [sentir]

fight - fought - fought [lutar]

find - found - found [encontrar]

flee - fled - fled [fugir, escapar]

fly - flew - flown [voar; pilotar]

forbid - forbade - forbidden [proibir]

forget - forgot - forgotten [esquecer]

forgive - forgave - forgiven [perdoar]

freeze - froze - frozen [congelar]

get - got - gotten [obter]

give - gave - given [dar]

go - went - gone [ir]

grind - ground - ground [moer]

grow - grew - grown [crescer; cultivar]

have - had - had [ter]

hear - heard - heard [ouvir]

hide - hid - hidden [esconder]

hit - hit - hit [bater, atingir]

hold - held - held [segurar; abraçar]

hurt - hurt - hurt [ferir, machucar; magoar]

keep - kept - kept [manter]

know - knew - known [saber; conhecer]

lay - laid - laid [pôr; botar ovos]

lead - led - led [liderar]

leave - left - left [deixar, partir]

lend - lent - lent [emprestar]let - let - let [deixar]

lie - lay - lain [deitar]lose - lost - lost [perder]

make - made - made [fazer, fabricar]

mean - meant - meant [significar]

meet - met - met [encontrar; conhecer]

overcome - overcame - overcome [superar]

overtake - overtook - overtaken [alcançar; conseguir]

pay - paid - paid [pagar]

put - put - put [pôr, colocar]

quit - quit - quit [desistir, abandonar]

read /riid/ - read /réd/ - read /réd/ [ler]

ride - rode - ridden [cavalgar; andar (de bicicleta); passear]

ring - rang - rung [tocar (campainha)]

rise - rose - risen [erguer-se]

run - ran - run [correr; concorrer (em eleição)]

saw - sawed - sawn [serrar]

say - said - said [dizer]

see - saw - seen [ver]

seek - sought - sought [buscar; procurar]

sell - sold - sold [vender]

send - sent - sent [enviar]

set - set - set [pôr, colocar; ajustar]

shake - shook - shaken [tremer]

shed - shed - shed [derramar]

shine - shone - shone [brilhar, reluzir]

shoot - shot - shot [atirar; filmar]

show - showed - shown [mostar, exibir]

shrink - shrank - shrunk [encolher]

shut - shut - shut [fechar]

sing - sang - sung [cantar]

sink - sank - sunk [afundar]sit - sat - sat [sentar]

slay - slew - slain [matar, assassinar]

sleep - slept - slept [dormir]

slide - slid - slid [deslizar, escorregar]

speak - spoke - spoken [falar]

spend - spent - spent [gastar]

spin - spun - spun [fazer girar]

spit - spit / spat - spit / spat [cuspir]

spread - spread - spread [espalhar; disseminar, difundir]

spring - sprang - sprung [saltar]

stand - stood - stood [ficar em pé; suportar]

steal - stole - stolen [furtar]

stick - stuck - stuck [fincar, enfiar]

sting - stung - stung [picar, ferroar]

stink - stank - stunk [feder]

strike - struck - struck [golpear; atacar]

strive - strove - striven [esforçar-se]

swear - swore - sworn [jurar]

sweep - swept - swept [varrer]

swim - swam - swum [nadar]

swing - swung - swung [balançar]

take - took - taken [tomar]

teach - taught - taught [ensinar; lecionar]

tear - tore - torn [rasgar]tell - told - told [contar]

think - thought - thought [pensar]

throw - threw - thrown [jogar, atirar]u

ndergo - underwent - undergone [submeter-se a]

understand - understood - understood [entender]

uphold - upheld - upheld [sustentar; apoiar]

wear - wore - worn [vestir; usar (roupa)]

win - won - won [vencer]

wind /uaind/ - wound /uaund/ - wound /uaund/ [enrolar; dar corda]

write - wrote - written [escrever]

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Adjectives followed by Prepositions

Hey, guys!

Follow below a small list of Adjectives Followed by Prepositions for your enjoy end help, of course.

abreast of (geralmente com stay ou keep): (manter-se) informado sobre. Ex.: I like to keep abreast of what is happening in my city.
accused of/by: acusado de/por. Ex.: He was accused of stealing. / He was accused by the police.
acquainted with: conhecer um pouco (alguém); saber um pouco (de algo). Ex.: Are you acquainted with Mary? / Are you acquainted with computers?
adjacent to: ao lado de. Ex.: The bank is adjacent to the bookstore.
angry at: zangado com. Ex.: Are you angry at me?
annoyed about/by (something): estar aborrecido com. Ex.: He was annoyed about the latest news. / She was annoyed by the noise from the street.
annoyed with/at (somebody): estar aborrecido com. Ex.: She was annoyed with John. / She was annoyed at John.
aware of: ciente de. Ex.: I was not aware of the rules.
bored with: aborrecido/chateado com. Ex.: Jason is bored with his job. / Anna is bored by Jeff’s behavior.
close to: perto de. Ex.: Is your house close to your school?
cluttered with: cheio de, abarrotado de. Ex.: My bedroom is cluttered with books and magazines.
committed to: comprometido com. Ex.: I am totally committed to the environment.
compatible with: compatível com. Ex. His lifestyle is not compatible with his salary.
composed of: composto de, feito de. Ex.: Our board of directors is composed of five women and three men.
concerned about: preocupado com. Ex. He is concerned about his daughter’s new relationship. (Há outras preposições possíveis com concerned, com significados diferentes.)
confronted with: enfrentar. Ex.: You are normally confronted with danger when you walk alone at night.
connected to: ligado a. Ex. My computer was connected to the internet yesterday.
connected with: relacionado com. Ex.: I think her problem is connected with bullying.
conscious of: consciente de. Ex.: I was conscious of the fact that she had helped me a lot.
content with: feliz com, satisfeito com. Ex.: They were content with the results. (Também usado na negativa, para dar ênfase. Ex.: Not content with the motorcycle, she bought a car.)
contrary to: contrário a. Ex.: The teacher’s attitude was contrary to the students’ expectations.
convinced of: convencido de. Ex.: They are convinced of the politicians’ wrongdoing.
covered with/in: coberto de/com. Ex.: The table was covered with dust. / The city was covered in ashes.
crowded with: cheio de. Ex.: The streets were crowded with buses. / Some beaches are crowded with Argentinean tourists.
dedicated to: dedicado a. Ex.: Her life was dedicated to English literature. (Her life was dedicated to studying English literature.)
devoted to: devotado a. Ex.: She was really devoted to her two sons. / This institute is devoted to teaching languages.
disappointed with: decepcionado com. Ex.: I was really disappointed with her reaction. (Também podemos usar at e about no lugar de with.)
discriminated against: discriminar (por). Ex.: It is illegal to discriminate people against their color. / I’ve never been discriminated against.
divorced from: divorciado de; desligado de. Ex.: Is your mother divorced from your father? / Your essay is completely divorced from the original text.
done with: terminado. Ex.: Are you done with the newspaper? I’d like to see the sports section.
dressed in: vestido com, usando. Ex.: The groom was dressed in a black suit.
engaged in: envolvido com. Ex.: Jennifer was engaged in her thesis.
engaged to: noivo de. Ex.: John is engaged to Susan.
envious of: com inveja de. Ex.: Her classmates were envious of her grades.
equivalent to: equivalente a. Ex.: Is the price of a Mercedes equivalent to that of a BMW?
exhausted from: exausto com. Ex.: The children were exhausted from the long trip.
exposed to: exposto a. Ex.: It’s dangerous to be exposed to the sunlight between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00p.m.
faithful to: fiel a. Ex.: You must be faithful to your beliefs. / He was not faithful to his wife.
familiar to: familiar para, conhecido de. Ex.: This smell is very familiar to me.
familiar with: familiarizado com. Ex.: Are you familiar with verb tenses?
filled with: cheio de. Ex.: Their faces were filled with fear when they saw the lion.
finished with: terminado, acabado de usar. Ex.: I’m finished with your book. You can take it.
fond of: gostar de. Ex.: I’m fond of country music. / I’m fond of surfing the internet.
friendly to/with: amigável com. Ex.: She was very friendly with her mother-in-law.
frightened of: assustado com, com medo de. Ex.: I was frightened of getting lost. / We were frightened of the frogs.
full of: cheio de. Ex.: The house was full of smoke.
furnished with: mobiliado com. Ex.: The living room was furnished with nineteenth-century tables and chairs.
grateful for: grato por. Ex.: I’m grateful for your help. / I’m grateful to you for your help.
grateful to: grato a. Ex.: I’m very grateful to you.
guilty of: culpado por. Ex.: He was considered guilty of both deaths.
innocent of: inocente de/por. Ex.: After the trial everyone knew he was innocent of his wife’s death.
interested in: interessado por. Ex.: I’m interested in literature. / I’m interested in learning literature.
invited to: convidado a/para. Ex.: Jack was upset because he had not been invited to the party.
involved in (something): envolvido em. Ex.: Two cars were involved in the accident.
involved with (somebody): envolvido com. Ex.: Jeff is involved with the teacher’s daughter.


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SO…THAT / SUCH (A/AN)…THAT

SO…THAT
a) So…that can be used with an adjective.
Mary is so moody that no one likes her.

b) So…that can be used with an adverb.
Mary writes so quickly that no one can follows her.


SUCH(A/AN)…THAT
a) Such(a/an)…that can be used with a noun.
Patric is such a rascal that everboby hates him.

b) Such (a/an)…that can be used with an adjective preceding a noun.
Sam is such a good guy that we all like him.

Pay Attention!
Aunt Mary is so annoying, we never invite her to our parties.
Tom is such a nice guy, we always invite him to a our parties.
As shown in the sentences above, in formal spokem English, that can be omitted from so…that and such (a/an)…that clauses. In such cases, that is replace by a pause in speech or a comma in writing.

Regards.

VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND/INFINITIVE

VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND/INFINITIVE

There are some verbs in English that can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive without any change in meaning.
Paul likes to drink.
Paul likes drinking.

Let’s see some verbs:
-To begin/to continue/to start
-To hate
-To love/to prefer
-To remember
-To forget
-To regret
-To try

VERBS FOLLOWED ONLY BY GERUND

-To adorate/to appreciate/to enjoy
-to avoid/to detest
-To dislike
-To finish/to suggest
-To keep
-To mind

Regards.

TRANSITION WORDS

Transitions words ( or expressions) are used to form a logical connection between ideas.

Let see some examples:

Most people don't like weapons. However, fearing crime, they keep on arming themselves.
Most people don't like weapons. Fearing crime, they keep arming themselves.
Follow below, a small list of the transitions words and expressions you might use:

Time and Sequence:
next
soon
later
after
afterwards
since
at last
late
an so on
immediately
after a short time

Contrast:
but
however
on the other hand
although
yet
still
in spite of
on the contrary
even so
for all that
otherwise
after all


Listing and Adding:
in addition
also
moreover
similarly
besides
first
second
finally
and then
again
in the first place
too
equally important
last


Result:
therefore
consequently
as a result
for


Example:
for example
for instance
in other words
that is
in fact
take the case of
as has been noted

Emphasis:

even
actually
surely
in fact
certainly
indeed
undoubtely


Hugs,

Present Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive is usually used in certain fixed expressions that state a wish.

For all persons, including the third person singular, the Present Subjunctive is formed by the infinitive of the verbs without "to".

Verbs like suggest, insist, request, require, ask, order, demand, beg and other verbs of requesting, commanding, urging, or recommending are followed by the Present Subjunctive.

The Present Subjunctive is also used the construction it is important/vital/essential/necessary, etc...

It is necessary that he be punished.

I insist that she come now.

Peace be with you !

Heaven help us!

The doctor recommended that he stop smoking immediately.