WILL and GOING TO

Usa-se GOING TO:
- quando se tem certeza do que vai acontecer, uma decisão já tomada.
Situação 1
- What color are you going to paint your kitchen? (Que cor você vai pintar sua cozinha?)
- I´m going to paint it white. (Vou pintá-la de branco.)
Situação 2
- What are you going to do after class tonight? (O que você vai fazer após a aula hoje à noite?)
- I´m going to stop by at my uncle´s house to pick up some books. (Vou passar na casa do meu tio para pegar alguns livros.)
- para se fazer previsões sobre o que vai acontecer.
I think the concert is going to be good. (Acho que o show vai ser bom.)
I think it´s going to rain. (Acho que vai chover.)
Usa-se WILL:
- com expressões como “I THINK”, “MAYBE”, “I´M SURE”.
I think you´ll do well on the test. (Acho que você irá bem na prova.)
Maybe I´ll go to the movies tonight. (Talvez eu vá ao cinema hoje à noite.)
I´m sure everything will be all right. (Tenho certeza de que tudo ficará bem.)
- para se oferecer a fazer algo.
The phone´s ringing! (O telefone está tocando.)
Don´t worry, I´ll get it. (Não se preocupe, eu atendo.)
- quando se resolve fazer algo na hora da fala.
- Sir, will you have red wine or white wine? (O senhor aceita vinho tinto ou branco?)
- Mmm, I´ll have red wine. (Mmm, aceito o vinho tinto.)
Well, I hope this tip will help you. If you have any doubts or questions, post your comments here and I’ll answer them ASAP (as soon as possible)!
Take care and hope to hear from you soon!

Exercício--Escolha as opções(frases) que melhor substituem as que estão no futuro simples(will):

1.I will talk to her in private.
a.I going to talk to her in private.
b.I´m going talk to her in private.
c.I´m going to talk to her in private.
 
2.You will have better friends.
 a.You´re going to have better friends.
b.You going to have better friends.
c.You´re going have better friends.

3.He won´t let it happen.
a.He is going to let it happen.
b.He´s not going to let it happen.
c.He not going to let it happen.

4.Will she take a test?
a.Is she going to take a test?
b.She going to take a test?
c.Is she going take a test?

5.It will make your dream come true.
a.It going to make your dream come true.
b.It´s going to make your dream come true.
c.It´s not going to make your dream come true.

6.They will tell you what to do.
a.They´re going to tell you what to do.
b.They is going to tell you what to do.
c.They´re going tell you what to do.

7.Flamengo will win.
a.Flamengo is goin to win.
b.Flamengo going to win.
c.Flamengo is going to win.

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Irregular Verbs - Exercises

1) Qual o passado dos verbos irregulares abaixo?
*Dream tem duas formas, uma regular e outra irregular. Quais são elas?

A)  Hit : Hit
B)  Beat : Beat
C)  Cut : Cut
D)  Put : Put
E)   Hurt : Hurt
F)   Let : Let
G)   Set : Set

Dream : Dreamed/Dreamt

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2)	Will the concert be broadcast  live? (broadcast = transmitido)
	A.	broadcaught
	B.	broadcasted
	C.	broadcast (correct answer)
	D.	broadcastted
	Explanation Will the concert be broadcast live? - O concerto/show será transmitido ao vivo? O verbo broadcast (transmitir) permanece igual no passado e no particípio: broadcast - broadcast - broadcast.

3)	Who babysat  for you yesterday? (babysit = toma conta das crianças)
	A.	babysited
	B.	babyset
	C.	babyseat
	D.	babysat (correct answer)
	Explanation Who babysat for you yesterday? - Quem tomou conta das *crianças para você ontem? Babysit - babysat - babysat. Babysit fica babysat no passado simples e no particípio passado. * pode ser filho/filha dependendo do contexto.

4)	How much money have you withdrawn today? (withdraw = retirar)
	A.	withdrawed
	B.	withdrawn (correct answer)
	C.	withdraw
	D.	withdrown
	Explanation How much money have you withdrawn today? - Quanto dinheiro você retirou hoje? Withdraw - withdrew - withdrawn. Usamos withdrawn (particípio) na frase acima, pois ela usa o presente perfeito.

5)	I could have sworn that I heard someone call my name. (swear = jurar)
	A.	sworn (correct answer)
	B.	sworm
	C.	swaer
	D.	sweared
	Explanation I could have sworn that I heard someone call my name. - Eu poderia ter jurado que ouvi alguém chamar meu nome. Swear - swore - sworn. O verbo swear (jurar, nesse caso - também xingar) muda nas três formas.

6)	I was stung on the neck by a bee. (sting = picada)
	A.	steng
	B.	stinged
	C.	stong
	D.	stung (correct answer)
	Explanation I was stung on the neck by a bee. - Eu fui picado no pescoço por uma abelha. O verbo sting fica stung no passado simples e particípio passado. Sting - stung - stung.

7)	Have you wrung out your clothes yet? (wring = torcer)
	A.	wreng
	B.	wrang
	C.	wrung (correct answer)
	D.	wringed
	Explanation Have you wrung out your clothes yet? - Você já torceu suas roupas? O verbo wring fica wrung no passado simples e particípio passado. Wring - wrung - wrung.

8)	I haven't  sought specialized help yet. (seek = procurar)
	A.	seak
	B.	saught
	C.	sought (your answer)
	D.	seeked
	Explanation I haven’t sought specialized help yet. - Eu ainda não procurei por ajuda especializada. O verbo seek fica sought no passado simples e particípio passado. Seek - sought - sought.

9)	I’ve always striven to do my best. (strive = tentar))
	A.	straven
	B.	stroved
	C.	streaven
	D.	striven (correct answer)
	Explanation I’ve always striven to do my best. - Eu sempre tentei ao máximo fazer o meu melhor. O verbo strive, que expressa a idéia de se esforçar ao máximo para fazer/conseguir algo, muda nas três formas. Strive – strove – striven. Strive também pode ser usado como verbo regular, ou seja, strive - strived - strived.

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Active voice, Passive voice - Exercises

Este assunto é muitas vezes tratado como bicho de sete cabeças, mas a verdade é que pode ser bem simples. Vejam:

Charles wrote the email. (Ativa) >> Charles escreveu o email.
The email was written by Charles. (Passiva.) >> O email foi escrito por Charles.

The news shocked us. (Ativa) >> As notícias nos chocaram.
We were shocked by the news. (Passiva) >> Ficamos chocados pelas notícias.

The president will visit them. (Ativa) >> O presidente vai visitar eles.They will be visited by the president. (Passiva) >> Eles serão visitados pelo presidente.

They have fired her. (Ativa) >> Eles a demitiram.
She´s been fired. (Passiva) >> Ela foi demitida.

*Duas características importantes da voz passiva:

1) A presença do verbo "to be": Am, is, are, was, were, been, etc.
2) A preposição "by".

#Com base nas explicações acima coloque as frases a seguir na voz passiva.

a) Jane painted the picture.
R:..The picture was painted by Jane.
 
b) The rain scared us.
R:...We were scared by the rain.
 
c) The school will hire him.
R:...He will be hired by the school.
 
d) They have selected him.
R:...He has been selected/He´s been selected.


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Present Simple - Exercises

Preencha os espaços em branco com a forma adequada do verbo destacado - Tempo verbal: Presente simples

A)John  lives with his parents in a country town.(Live)

B)That guy has a lot of important information.(Have)

C)Our great grandfather gets a pension.(Get)

D)She knows English well but her brother hates it.(Know/hate)

E)Ronaldo  scores goals when he´s in good shape.(Score)

F)We lose control of our lives due to bad habits.(Lose)

G)Mary and Anna go to college in the evening.(Go)

Recorder

I found a way of study very cool! My Iphone there's a recorder and I talk all words, expressions, regulars and irregulars verbs, I record and after I listen... whenever and wherever I am.. Great, is it?
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Unwritten Yet!

Hi friends!

Today I'll try  to do one text including all the new words I learned on this weeks.This exercise is for me to improve my vocabulary. Will be something a little crazy, but, I believe will be funny as well. rsrs  The title I'll decide in the end. Lol

"Yesterday, I and a friend mine, we decided to go to the theater  for to see one concert, but the state of the theater was fantastic, because had been redeveloped, repainted and the concert was performed in the principal room.
There was one song that  said: " My hero leave me in the dropout, adrift in the phoniness's sea, and him way love me convincingly make me breakdown of my world. I'm so confuse, the stars refuse to shine, the sorrow haunts my youth and my hero don't to hear my speech...My feeling of blame draw a funny picture deform, uggly, but I must to use my wisdom and wake this nightmare.."
Was so sad these song that I cried. And were to go at home."


Wow! fourteen words! is enough for today. I must memorize before these and than I'll do another text.
Traslate:

theater..........................teatro (yes, I has forgot..)
redeveloped.................reconstruído
repainted .....................repintado
performed....................realizado
Hero................................herói
dropout...........................abandono
adrift...............................à deriva
phoniness........................falsidade
convincingly...................convincentemente
breakdown....................separação
haunts............................assombrar
youth.............................juventude
speech..........................discurso
blame.............................culpa



Thanks, friends! 

I'm came back and now is forever!

                                                            Not bad my balcony..


Ohhhhhh my God!

After many times without come here, I had the pleasure in receive two (two!!!) visits. Thanks my fryends and let's go!
So, I'm finally in my house, a nice apartment in front at Lago di Lugano in Switzerland italian.. for who no know, I lived here for 7 years and next december, I and my husband tried to live in Brazil, but was no good for many razons and we came back. Now, I am continue my studys in my own house, until arrive the moment to came back to London for a short course. I very hope it hapeness.

Note for my uncle Magnum: Tio, aqui eu só posso escrever inglês, sorry! mas eu continuarei com o Rosa, Chá e Limão, bem como a mamãe pediu, don't worry!

Luuu!!! thank you dear, for add my blog in your english's list, I realy feel important! Lol! 

Kisses for everybody!

 

So Far, So soon..

I don’t  know with who i speak, but I speak even so. Maybe I speak for only me.

Today  I found one apartment very cool, seems big.. and the ckichen is good, with the big fridge, dich machine, stove.. is yet very far of  to arrive in my dream, one amazing house, nice job, money for study, but I know that will happen. This evening we gone make walking in the center of city and after I finished in the bycicle ergometric, and then I made abs, and some workouts. For dinner I ate littlle, one kind of cream of corn. Very good. I must lose 3 kilos. see you soon!

There's always a hope

There's always a hope. Today morning I wake up  with Max and the things did seems strangers. My father in law did send us one message confuse about our apartment. Yes, we are looking for a new apartment because we are coming back at live in Switzerland. Now, We are in Brazil, four months ago we decided live in Brazil, but now we changed idea and we'll back to Switzeland. I am happy and sad for this. Happy because I am a better chance with jobs and because I discovery that I like these country.. I lived there for seven years! And sad because I'll leave my family (mother, father, brothers, nepheus and sisters in law..) but for me and my husband will be better. I'm sure.
And came back at discurse, my day started bad, but finished very good. My friend Kerim will research one apartment for us and will sign the contract, and after will transfer for our names. Seems ok so.  I hope that all finish fine and the Kerim find the our apartment. Lord, help us!!!

Hi!

Hi!

I am a little of shame, because I'm not good in english, my first language is portoguese. This blog gone building for improve my english. I did a experience in a school in London (LSI) and the razon this blog is write in english, think in english, make plans in english...is a good kind of to study english and with the pass the time I will see if I am better or not. That's all..  ;)