Tom e Lucy are in the park. Tom's dog is playing with a ball. What was the action happening when he was…

Questão

Tom e Lucy are in the park. Tom's dog is playing with a ball. What was the action happening when he was throwing the ball?

1. A) He was throwing the ball while the dog was fetching it.
2. B) He throws the ball and the dog fetched it.
3. C) He will throw the ball and the dog is fetching it.
4. D) He had thrown the ball when the dog started fetching.
5. E) He throws the ball when the dog fetched it.

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa A

Resolução passo a passo

1. A pergunta pede a ação que estava acontecendo no momento em que ele estava jogando a bola. Isso indica duas ações simultâneas no passado, o que pede o passado contínuo (was/were + verbo com -ing) nas duas orações.
2. Na alternativa A, 'He was throwing the ball' (ele estava jogando a bola) e 'the dog was fetching it' (o cachorro estava pegando a bola) estão ambas no passado contínuo, descrevendo ações ocorrendo ao mesmo tempo. Por isso A está correta.
3. A alternativa B está errada porque mistura o presente simples 'throws' com o passado simples 'fetched' e não mostra a simultaneidade pedida.
4. A alternativa C está errada porque usa o futuro 'will throw', enquanto o enunciado se refere a uma ação passada.
5. A alternativa D está errada porque inverte a sequência: diz que a bola já tinha sido jogada antes de o cachorro começar a pegá-la, e não que as ações ocorriam juntas.
6. A alternativa E está errada porque combina o presente simples 'throws' com o passado simples 'fetched' e a conjunção 'when', sem respeitar a relação de tempo pedida.
7. O gabarito oficial (A) está correto e coincide com a conclusão obtida na resolução.

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