Desafío de gramática: ¿cómo completas estas 10 oraciones?

Pregunta

Fill in the blanks, using each expression once.

Word bank: happy; reading; kind tall old man; works; right now; looks tired; but; have breakfast; is arriving; feel.

1. She is ___ today.
2. I am ___ a book now.
3. My father is a ___.
4. She usually ___ in the bank from nine to five. (Use a form of work.)
5. The children are playing in the garden ___.
6. He ___ after school. (Use look + tired.)
7. We like tea, ___ he likes all hot drinks except tea.
8. I usually ___ at seven.
9. Look! The bus ___ now.
10. I usually ___ hungry after school.

Respuesta

happy; reading; kind tall old man; works; right now; looks tired; but; have breakfast; is arriving; feel.

Explicación

1. She is happy today. El adjetivo happy sigue a is.
2. I am reading a book now. La acción está ocurriendo ahora: Present Continuous, am + reading.
3. My father is a kind tall old man. Los adjetivos siguen el orden opinión–tamaño–edad antes del sustantivo.
4. She usually works in the bank from nine to five. Una acción habitual usa el Present Simple; añade -s después de she.
5. The children are playing in the garden right now. Right now se refiere al momento presente.
6. He looks tired after school. El verbo copulativo looks va seguido del adjetivo tired.
7. We like tea, but he likes all hot drinks except tea. But expresa un contraste.
8. I usually have breakfast at seven. Have breakfast es una expresión fija que describe una acción rutinaria aquí.
9. Look! The bus is arriving now. Look y now señalan una acción que ocurre ahora; the bus requiere is.
10. I usually feel hungry after school. El estado repetido usa el Present Simple: feel.