Maintenance note: At 2:10 p.m., the alarm sounded in the workshop. The technician began checking the control…

Questão

Maintenance note: At 2:10 p.m., the alarm sounded in the workshop. The technician began checking the control panel at 2:12 p.m. The panel was still closed at 2:10 p.m. According to the note, choose the sentence that correctly describes the technician's action at 2:10 p.m. using the negative form of the past continuous.

1. A) The technician was checking the control panel at 2:10 p.m.
2. B) The technician did not check the control panel at 2:10 p.m.
3. C) The technician was not checking the control panel during the afternoon.
4. D) The technician was not checking the control panel at 2:10 p.m.
5. E) The technician was not checking the control panel at 2:12 p.m.

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa D

Resolução passo a passo

1. Identifique o tempo verbal pedido. O enunciado pede a forma negativa do passado contínuo, que se constrói com was/were not + verbo com -ing (ex.: was not checking).
2. Analise a informação temporal. A nota diz que o alarme soou às 2:10 p.m., que o técnico começou a verificar o painel às 2:12 p.m. e que o painel ainda estava fechado às 2:10 p.m. Ou seja, às 2:10 o técnico ainda não estava verificando o painel.
3. Monte a frase correta. A forma negativa do passado contínuo, no horário 2:10 p.m., é: The technician was not checking the control panel at 2:10 p.m. Essa é a alternativa D.
4. Por que as outras estão erradas. A afirma a ação no passado contínuo afirmativo, contrariando a nota. B usa o passado simples negativo, que não é a forma pedida. C troca o horário específico (2:10 p.m.) por um período vago (during the afternoon). E usa o horário 2:12 p.m., quando o técnico já estava verificando o painel, então a negação está no momento errado.
5. Conclusão. O gabarito oficial D está correto e coincide com a resolução feita a partir do enunciado.

💡 Dica: analisar o tempo e forma negativa do verbo no contexto dado

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