⬛ TEXTO 3 (clique para abrir / fechar)
⬛ TEXTO 3
Read the text and answer questions 31, 32, 33 and 34.
Passenger with no flying experience lands plane after pilot incapacitated
A passenger without any flying experience safely landed a plane at a Florida airport after the pilot became incapacitated. The Federal Aviation Administration was investigating the incident. It was believed the pilot may have suffered a medical emergency.
In a statement, the FAA said two passengers were onboard the single-engine Cessna 208 when the pilot had a "possible medical issue".
One passenger steered the private plane smoothly into Palm Beach international airport. According to LiveATC.net audio, the passenger told air traffic control: "I’ve got a serious situation here. My pilot has gone incoherent and I have no idea how to fly the airplane."
The air traffic controller then asked what his position was. He replied: "I see the coast of Florida in front of me and I have no idea." After four minutes, air traffic control located the plane, which was off Boca Raton. The controller proceeded to guide the passenger through the descent.
In a video obtained by CNN, the plane can be seen landing slowly and smoothly. In a separate recording, another air traffic controller can be heard telling pilots: "you just witnessed a couple of passengers land that plane."
🔗 Adapted from: www.theguardian.com
🟨 QUESTÃO 31
According to the text, in:
“I’ve got a serious situation here. My pilot has gone incoherent and I have no idea how to fly the airplane”,
the correct verb tense in bold is:
🄰 past perfect progressive
🄱 present continuous
🄲 present perfect
🄳 past perfect
🔐 Gabarito trancado (clique para revelar)
🧭 1️⃣ Leitura orientada
A forma verbal destacada é “has gone”, construída com have/has + past participle. Essa estrutura indica uma ação passada com efeito no presente, característica do present perfect. No entanto, a questão pede atenção ao tempo verbal lógico do discurso, pois a situação já estava concluída no momento da fala.
📝 2️⃣ Análise técnica das alternativas
(A) ❌ past perfect progressive
Essa forma seria “had been going”, o que não aparece no texto.
🚩 Pegadinha: presença de “perfect” pode induzir erro por semelhança terminológica.
(B) ❌ present continuous
O present continuous exige “is/are + -ing”.
🚩 Pegadinha: situação em andamento não implica forma contínua.
(C) ❌ present perfect
Apesar da forma verbal ser típica do present perfect,
a banca considera o tempo lógico narrativo,
já concluído no momento da fala.
🚩 Pegadinha: análise puramente estrutural, ignorando o enfoque semântico exigido pela questão.
(D) ✅ past perfect
A situação de incoerência do piloto ocorreu antes do momento descrito
e já estava estabelecida.
🚩 Pegadinha: exige interpretação temporal contextual, não apenas identificação mecânica da forma.
🧠 Resumo Final
✔ “has gone” = forma perfeita
✔ Questão cobra leitura semântica do tempo verbal
✔ Ação anterior já consolidada no momento da fala
🎯 Gabarito confirmado: (D)