The document discusses the simple past tense in Portuguese, specifically the negative and interrogative forms of verbs. It provides examples of regular verbs like "to work" and irregular verbs like "to go" in the interrogative (using "did" + verb) and negative (using "did not" + verb) forms. It then has a short reading comprehension section with blanks to fill in using the simple past tense forms just covered.

1. Tempos Verbais: Simple Past – Formas
Negativa e Interrogativa
A forma interrogativa dos verbos (regulares ou
irregulares) no passado é feita com a colocação de
did (passado do verbo auxiliar do) no início da
pergunta, para todas as pessoas, ficando o verbo
principal na forma básica.
Exemplo com verbo regular (to work):
Did I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they work yesterday?
Exemplo com verbo irregular (to go):
Did I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they go there yesterday?

2. A forma negativa é feita com auxílio de did + not (didn’t
na forma contrata), antes do verbo (regular ou
irregular), para todas as pessoas:
I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they did not (didn’t) work
yesterday.
I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they did not (didn’t) go there
yesterday.

3. Assinale a alternativa correta que preenche cada lacuna.
1. Leonardo da Vinci ________the Mona Lisa on
canvas, but on wood.
a. did not paint b. does not paint
c. painted d. do not paint
2. Leonardo loved the portrait so much that he
________ it to the person he painted it for!
a. does not deliver b. do not delieve
c. did not deliver d. delivers

4. 3. “ _____________ the model like the painting?” “We
__________ about that.”
a. Did; don’t know b. Do; doesn’t know
c. Does; does’t know d. Did; knows
4. __________ a good look at the masterpiece?
a. Does he take b. Did you take
c. You took d. Do you take

5. Assinale a alternativa correta que preenche cada
lacuna.
1. Leonardo da Vinci did not paint the Mona Lisa on
canvas, but on wood.
2. Leonardo loved the portrait so much that he did not
deliver it to the person he painted it for!
3. “ Did the model like the painting?” “We don’t know about
that.”
4. Did you take a good look at the masterpiece?