Complete the postcard using the verbs in the correct form.
We are having such a good
A. ST Patrick's Day.
It is an important national festival. It is celebrated around the world, too.
Some people B. ______ beer and others C. ______.
I D. ______ some typical beef stew. It's delicious.
There's music as well. A man E. ______ his trumpet next to our table. Everybody is wearing green clothes - it's the color of the festival!
Answer (2)
The postcard can be completed using the present continuous tense for actions occurring during the celebration. The correct verbs are 'celebrating,' 'are drinking,' 'are dancing,' 'am eating,' and 'is playing.' This gives a lively description of St. Patrick's Day festivities.
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To complete the postcard, we need to use the correct forms of the verbs for each blank. Let's fill them in:
We are having such a good time .
This suggests they are currently enjoying themselves.
St. Patrick's Day is an important national festival.
'Is' is used to state a fact about the festival.
It is celebrated around the world, too.
Use the passive form to indicate the festival is observed globally.
Some people drink beer.
'Drink' is used in the simple present to describe a common activity on the festival day.
Others cook .
This verb is completed to indicate that other people prepare food.
I have eaten some typical beef stew.
'Have eaten' is a present perfect tense indicating the speaker has recently enjoyed the stew.
It is delicious. There's music as well.
A man is playing his trumpet next to our table.
'Is playing' is in present continuous to describe an ongoing action.
Everybody is wearing green clothes - it's the color of the festival!
This activity helps in understanding how to apply different verb tenses to convey accurate meanings in writing.
