Postcard

Reference

Common mistakes

1. I am in Rome since Monday. → I've been in Rome since Monday.
   since + present perfect
2. Yesterday we have visited the museum. → Yesterday we visited the museum.
   yesterday → past simple
3. The weather is very hot. The weather is sunny. → The weather is hot and sunny.
   every word counts on a postcard
4. See you in Sunday! → See you on Sunday!
   on + day

Postcard — Exercises

Choose the best sentence

Circle the correct answer.

1. How do you say where you are? (Greetings from Rome! / I am writing to inform you / With reference to Rome)
2. What you have done so far: (We've seen the Colosseum. / We see the Colosseum yesterday. / We are seen the Colosseum.)
3. Yesterday… (we went to the beach. / we have gone to the beach. / we go to the beach.)
4. Right now… (I'm sitting in a café. / I sit in a café now. / I sat in a café now.)
5. Tomorrow… (we're going to visit the museum. / we visited the museum. / we have visited the museum.)
6. How do you end the postcard? (Wish you were here! / Yours faithfully, / Please reply promptly.)

Complete the postcard

Write the missing word or words.

1. I've been in Rome   Monday.
2. The weather   hot and sunny.
3. See you   Sunday!
4. The food   amazing!
5. Wish you   here!
6. We   to the Vatican yesterday.

Postcard — Answer Key

Choose the best sentence

1. Greetings from Rome! — A classic postcard opening: Greetings from…!
2. We've seen the Colosseum. — Done so far, no time given → present perfect: We've seen.
3. we went to the beach. — yesterday → past simple: went.
4. I'm sitting in a café. — Happening now → present continuous: I'm sitting.
5. we're going to visit the museum. — A plan → going to.
6. Wish you were here! — The classic postcard ending: Wish you were here!

Complete the postcard

1. since
2. is
3. on
4. is
5. were
6. went