Yesterday we had a wonderful time. We ________ to a great party.
In a nationwide referendum, the Turkish population has voted for a change in the country’s constitution. It will give
the president more power and reduce the influence of parliament. 51.3% of the voters said “Yes” to a change , while
the “No” side received 48.7%. For months, the population has been divided on the issue. The new constitution is the
biggest change in the structure of Turkey since it was founded in the early 20th century. The referendum was a victory for Turkish President Recip Erdogan, who, together with his ruling AKP Party , called
the country’s people to expand presidential powers. Erdogan became Turkey’s president in 2014 after being Prime
Minster for over a decade. In the last few years he gained more and more power, especially after the
attempted coup last summer. With the new constitution in place Erdogan could stay president until 2029.Recip Erdogan insists that the new constitution will make Turkey more modern and easier to govern. Opponents of
Erdogan claim that the change will make the president too powerful and will turn the country into a dictatorship ruled
by one person. They say that, in future, the president cannot be controlled or supervised by parliament or the courts.
In Turkey’s new constitution the president will have wide-ranging powers. He will not only be able to appoint his own
minsters and choose the vice president, but also have the power to dissolve parliament and declare a state of
emergency. He will also be able to appoint judges to the highest court, similar to the American President. The European Union has been highly critical of the referendum and stated that a change towards more presidential
power will not help Turkey become a member of the EU. It is afraid that, once Erdogan has more power, the country
will disregard human rights and introduce the death penalty. (Source: http://www.english-online.at/news-articles/world/europe/turkey-votes-for-new-constitution.htm)
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Tema central: A questão explora o uso correto do Simple Past (passado simples) em inglês, fundamental na narrativa de ações finalizadas no passado, especialmente quando acompanhadas de marcadores temporais como "yesterday".
Conceitos essenciais e aplicação: O Simple Past é utilizado para descrever eventos já concluídos. Verbos regulares adicionam "-ed" ao final, já verbos irregulares possuem formas próprias que precisam ser memorizadas. O verbo "go" (ir) é irregular: seu passado simples é "went".
Na frase: Yesterday we had a wonderful time. We ________ to a great party., o uso de yesterday exige a forma passado simples de "go". Por isso, completamos com “went”: We went to a great party.
Análise das alternativas:
- A) Gone: Errado. "Gone" é o particípio passado, usado em tempos compostos, como Present Perfect (“have gone”), não em Simple Past.
- B) Was going: Incorreto. Expressa uma ação contínua no passado (Past Continuous), que não reflete o sentido de ação concluída sugerido pelo enunciado.
- C) Went: Correto. Forma correta do Simple Past; descreve a ação terminada no passado, conforme exigido pela expressão "yesterday".
- D) Had went: Incorreto. "Had went" é uma combinação gramaticalmente incorreta. O correto seria "had gone" se fosse Past Perfect, mas o contexto pede Simple Past.
Estratégias para concursos: Fique atento a:
- Palavras-tempo (yesterday, ago, last...): indicam Simple Past.
- Verbos irregulares: memorizar as formas principais (Mário Perini, “Gramática do Inglês Instrumental”).
- Pegadinhas: Evite confundir particípio (“gone”) com passado simples (“went”).
Conclusão: A alternativa C) Went é a única correta, pois utiliza o Simple Past do verbo "go", adequado para os marcadores de tempo passado.
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