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Farms: present perfect com since (B1)

A farm is not only a place where food is produced; it is also a landscape, a business and often a home. Some European families ___ the same land since the eighteenth century, and their grandchildren still live in the old house. Modern agriculture, however, has changed everything: enormous machines, satellite maps and chemical fertilisers allow one person to control hundreds of hectares. Production is much higher, but soil and rivers suffer. A growing number of farmers now mix old and new methods, rotating crops and planting trees between the fields to protect the ground.

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Assinale a alternativa que completa corretamente a lacuna do texto.

  1. A) have farmed
  2. B) farmed
  3. C) farm
  4. D) are farming
  5. E) had farmed
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Resposta correta: A

O marcador "since the eighteenth century" indica uma ação iniciada no passado que continua no presente, sentido expresso pelo present perfect "have farmed". "Farmed" e "farm", no past e no present simple, não se combinam com "since" nesse contexto. "Had farmed" é past perfect e exigiria outro momento passado como referência, o que o texto não apresenta, já que os netos ainda vivem lá.

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