Défi de grammaire : comment complétez-vous ces 10 phrases ?

Question

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.

Réponse

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

Explication

1. She is happy today. L’adjectif happy suit is.
2. I am reading a book now. L’action se déroule maintenant : Present Continuous, am + reading.
3. My father is a kind tall old man. Les adjectifs suivent l’ordre opinion–taille–âge avant le nom.
4. She usually works in the bank from nine to five. Une action habituelle prend le Present Simple ; ajoutez -s après she.
5. The children are playing in the garden right now. Right now désigne le moment présent.
6. He looks tired after school. Le verbe d’état looks est suivi de l’adjectif tired.
7. We like tea, but he likes all hot drinks except tea. But exprime un contraste.
8. I usually have breakfast at seven. Have breakfast est une expression fixe décrivant ici une action routinière.
9. Look! The bus is arriving now. Look et now signalent une action en cours ; the bus nécessite is.
10. I usually feel hungry after school. L’état répété prend le Present Simple : feel.