“Why is the street so noisy today?” Leo asks during a local radio program. The host explains that the…

Questão

“Why is the street so noisy today?” Leo asks during a local radio program. The host explains that the neighborhood is having its monthly clean-up morning. At 10:15, Leo is standing near the community center and sending short updates. He can see volunteers in different places: two people carry boxes to the donation table, several children paint signs for recycling bins, and a woman talks to visitors about old batteries. The radio host needs one sentence for the live program. The sentence must describe an action happening at the moment of the broadcast, not an activity planned for later or finished earlier. Leo checks the notes before speaking. Identify the sentence Leo should use to describe the children’s action during the live radio program.

1. A) Several children are painting signs for the recycling bins.
2. B) Several children paint signs for the recycling bins every morning.
3. C) Several children is painting signs for the recycling bins.
4. D) Several children painted signs for the recycling bins this morning.
5. E) Several children are going to paint signs for the recycling bins.

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa A

Resolução passo a passo

1. O enunciado diz que, às 10:15, Leo vê crianças pintando cartazes para as lixeiras de reciclagem, e que a frase deve descrever uma ação acontecendo no momento da transmissão (present continuous: sujeito + am/is/are + verbo com -ing).
2. Analisando a estrutura, a alternativa A usa "are painting", forma correta do present continuous com o sujeito plural "children". Ela descreve exatamente a ação em andamento observada por Leo.
3. A alternativa B está errada porque usa o present simple "paint" com "every morning", indicando hábito repetido, e não uma ação em curso.
4. A alternativa C está errada porque usa "is" com o sujeito plural "children", quebrando a concordância verbal.
5. A alternativa D está errada porque usa o past simple "painted" com "this morning", descrevendo uma ação já terminada.
6. A alternativa E está errada porque usa "going to", que expressa uma ação planejada para o futuro, e não algo acontecendo naquele momento.
7. Conclusão: a frase correta para a transmissão ao vivo é "Several children are painting signs for the recycling bins." (alternativa A), que coincide com o gabarito oficial.

💡 Dica: Foque na ação que está acontecendo no momento da transmissão ao vivo.

Alternativa por alternativa

Raio-X da questão

Questões parecidas com resolução

• “I am not busy every afternoon,” says Leo, a student who helps at the town animal shelter on Wednesdays. He arrives…
• “Could you make everyone sound more standard?” Leo asked while editing voice messages for a community podcast. The…
• —I forgot my blue marker. Is it OK if I use yours for our poster?— Nora asks Leo during a group task. Leo passes the…
• What were the children doing in the park while the sun was shining? Choose the correct sentence.
• During a school activity, Lucas tells what he was doing when his friend arrived. Choose the sentence that correctly…
• Mia and Leo are students. Mia says, “Let’s finish our science project.” Leo answers, “Good idea!” What are Mia and Leo…

Todas as questões de Presente simples e contínuo (formas afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa)