Simulado de Inglês

'Used to' is used for past habits or states that no longer exist. 'Would' can also be used for past habits, but not for past states.

Proficient means skilled and experienced in something.

The zero conditional is used for general truths or scientific facts. It follows the structure: 'If + present simple, present simple'.

The verb 'suggest' is typically followed by a gerund (verb-ing) or a 'that' clause.

Gregarious means fond of company; sociable.

Inversion is used for emphasis with negative adverbs or phrases at the beginning of a sentence, following the structure: negative adverbial + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb.

Ephemeral means lasting for a very short time.

'Despite' is followed by a noun, a pronoun, or a gerund (verb-ing).

To express a wish about a past regret, we use 'wish' + past perfect.

Arduous means involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

Causative verbs (like 'have', 'get', 'make', 'let') are used when one person causes another person to do something. 'Had her hair cut' means she arranged for someone else to cut her hair.

The general order of adjectives is: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose. Here, 'beautiful' (opinion) comes before 'red' (color) and 'silk' (material).

When reporting speech, the tense shifts back (present continuous to past continuous) and pronouns change (I to he).

Non-defining relative clauses provide extra information and are separated by commas. 'Who' is used for people.

Meticulous means showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

'Either... or' is used to present a choice between two possibilities. The verb agrees with the subject closest to it.

The past participle of the irregular verb 'write' is 'written'.

Indirect questions follow a statement structure (subject + verb) after the introductory phrase, without inversion or a question mark at the end.

This is a third conditional sentence, used to express a hypothetical past outcome. The structure is 'If + past perfect, would have + past participle'.

Benevolent means well meaning and kindly.

'Since' is used to indicate a starting point in time (e.g., 'since 2005'). 'For' is used to indicate a duration of time (e.g., 'for ten years').

A collective noun refers to a group of people or things as a single unit. 'Team' refers to a group of players.

Conjunctions are words used to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.

In comparative sentences, 'than' is used to compare two things or people.

The present perfect continuous is formed with 'have/has been' + verb-ing and is used to describe an action that started in the past and is still continuing or has recently stopped.

For third-person singular subjects in the simple present tense, the verb takes an '-s'.

Optimistic means hopeful and confident about the future. The opposite is pessimistic, meaning tending to see the worst aspect of things.

A gerund (-ing form of a verb) can function as a noun, and it is commonly used after certain verbs or as the subject of a sentence.

The past perfect continuous (had been + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that started in the past and continued up to another point in the past.

'To break a leg' is an idiom used in theater to wish someone good luck.

If the main clause is positive, the question tag is negative. The auxiliary verb 'are' is used, so the tag is 'aren't you'.

Prepositions show the relationship between a noun/pronoun and other words in a sentence, often indicating place, time, or direction.

The third conditional is used to talk about hypothetical situations in the past. It follows the structure: 'If + past perfect, would have + past participle'.

Ancient means belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence. 'Old' is a close synonym.

The phrase 'look forward to' is followed by a gerund (verb-ing) or a noun.

'Neither... nor' is used to negate two subjects or actions. The verb should agree with the second subject if subjects are different, but here it's singular 'he' and 'she' making 'likes' correct.

Fluently is an adverb that describes how someone speaks or performs a task, indicating ease and naturalness.

'Too' comes before an adjective or adverb and means 'more than sufficient'. 'Enough' comes after an adjective or adverb, or before a noun.

'Set up' means to establish or start something, like a business.

'Run' is an irregular verb. Its past simple form is 'ran'.

'Who' is used as a relative pronoun for people. The sentence correctly links 'the man' to his action.

When expressing preference between two things, we use 'to' after 'prefer'.

'Good' is an irregular adjective, and its superlative form is 'best'.

The passive voice is formed with 'to be' + past participle. In this sentence, the book is the recipient of the action, not the doer.

'Should' is used to give advice or express obligation/recommendation.

'Child' is an irregular noun, and its plural form is 'children'.

In English, adjectives typically come before the noun they describe.

Ubiquitous means present, appearing, or found everywhere.

The present perfect tense is formed with 'have/has' + past participle. 'Has lived' is correct for the third-person singular.

For adjectives ending in -y, we change the -y to -i and add -er to form the comparative.

The phrasal verb 'good at' is used to express proficiency in an activity.

Interrogative pronouns (who, whom, whose, which, what) are used to ask questions.

This is a second conditional sentence, used for hypothetical situations. The structure is 'If + simple past, would + base verb'. 'Were' is used for all subjects in the 'if' clause of the second conditional.

'Many' is used with countable nouns (like 'books'), while 'much' is used with uncountable nouns (like 'water' or 'information').

The past participle of the irregular verb 'eat' is 'eaten'.

The possessive adjective for the pronoun 'she' is 'her'.

The future simple tense is formed with 'will' + base form of the verb. 'Will travel' is the correct construction.

'The' is used before unique items or when referring to something specific that has already been mentioned or is commonly known. 'The sun' is a unique celestial body.

The phrase 'last night' indicates a past action, so the simple past form of 'go' is 'went'.

The present continuous tense (am/is/are + verb-ing) is used to describe actions happening right now.

The simple present tense for third-person singular (he, she, it) requires an '-s' at the end of the verb. 'Plays' is the correct form.