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Adjectives vs. Adverbs

Adjectives describe nouns (people, places, or things), while adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Understanding the difference is important because using the wrong form can make your sentences confusing or incorrect.

Adjective:
🇺🇸 She is a fast runner.
🇧🇷 Ela é uma corredora veloz.
("Fast" describes the noun "runner.")

Adverb:
🇺🇸 She runs fast.
🇧🇷 Ela corre rápido.
("Fast" describes the verb "runs.")

How to Identify Adjectives and Adverbs

➡️Adjectives usually answer questions like What kind?, Which one?, or How many?

🇺🇸 He bought a red car.
🇧🇷 Ele comprou um carro vermelho.
("Red" answers What kind of car?)

➡️Adverbs often answer questions like How?, When?, Where?, or To what extent?

🇺🇸 She speaks loudly.
🇧🇷 Ela fala alto.
("Loudly" answers How does she speak?)

Common Adverb Endings

Many adverbs are formed by adding -ly to an adjective (quick → quickly, careful → carefully). However, not all adverbs end in "-ly." Some words, like "fast" and "hard," can be both adjectives and adverbs, so it's important to look at their function in the sentence.

🇺🇸 She is a careful driver.
🇧🇷 Ela é uma motorista cuidadosa.
("Careful" describes the noun "driver"—adjective.)

🇺🇸 She drives carefully.
🇧🇷 Ela dirige com cuidado.
("Carefully" describes the verb "drives"—adverb.)

🇺🇸 He is a hard worker.
🇧🇷 Ele é um trabalhador esforçado.
("Hard" describes "worker"—adjective.)

🇺🇸 He works hard.
🇧🇷 Ele trabalha arduamente.
("Hard" describes "works"—adverb.)

👉Remember: Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns, while adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. If you’re not sure which to use, look at what the word is describing in the sentence.

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Present Perfect vs. Simple Past

O Present Perfect é usado para falar sobre ações que aconteceram em um momento não especificado no passado e estão conectadas ao presente. O Simple Past, por outro lado, é usado para ações concluídas em um momento específico no passado.

Examples:

➡️Present Perfect:
🇺🇸 I have visited Paris three times.
🇧🇷 Visitei Paris três vezes.
(Nenhum momento específico mencionado.)

➡️Simple Past:
🇺🇸 I visited Paris last year.
🇧🇷 Visitei Paris ano passado.
(Tempo específico mencionado: "last year".)

👉Key Words for Present Perfect:
Ever, never, already, yet, just, since, for.

👉Key Words for Simple Past:
Yesterday, last week, in 2020, two hours ago.

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👉 Phrasal Verbs com "Look"

Os phrasal verbs são combinações de verbos com preposições ou advérbios que formam expressões com significados específicos. Vamos explorar alguns phrasal verbs com o verbo "look":

➡️ Look after

🇺🇸 Can you look after my dog while I'm on vacation?
🇧🇷 Você pode cuidar do meu cachorro enquanto estou de férias?

➡️ Look for

🇺🇸 I'm looking for my keys. Have you seen them?
🇧🇷 Estou procurando minhas chaves. Você as viu?

➡️ Look forward to

🇺🇸 I'm looking forward to the weekend.
🇧🇷 Estou ansioso pelo fim de semana.

➡️ Look up

🇺🇸 If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in the dictionary.
🇧🇷 Se você não sabe o significado de uma palavra, procure-a no dicionário.

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