Grammar Story: An Expensive Breakfast

Level: A2

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

Once a king of a small country _________ (travel) about Holland. He _________ (stop) at an inn in a small village to have breakfast. He_________ (order) some boiled eggs, coffee, bread and butter for breakfast.The king _________ (eat) two eggs with bread and butter, _________ (take) a cup of coffee and _________ (ask) innkeeper, “How much must I pay for the breakfast?” The innkeeper _________ (answer), “A hundred florins.” The king _________ (be) very much surprised and said. “What? A hundred florins for a little bread and butter, a cup of coffee and two eggs? It _________ (be) very expensive! _________ (Be) eggs scarce in your village?” “No, sir,” answered the innkeeper. “There _________ (be) lot of eggs in our village, but kings _________ (be) very scarce nowadays."


Once a king of a small country was travelling about Holland. He stopped at an inn in a small village to have breakfast. He ordered some boiled eggs, coffee, bread and butter for breakfast.The king ate two eggs with bread and butter, took a cup of coffee and asked innkeeper, “How much must I pay for the breakfast?” The innkeeper answered, “A hundred florins.” The king was very much surprised and said. “What? A hundred florins for a little bread and butter, a cup of coffee and two eggs? It is very expensive! Are eggs scarce in your village?” “No, sir,” answered the innkeeper. “There are lots of eggs in our village, but kings are very scarce nowadays."

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