Objectif de cette leçon : ne plus confondre LATE et LATELY — lately ≠ late + -ly.
Niveau B1
Tard / Dernièrement : LATE ou LATELY ?
Piège #80 – Lately ≠ late + -ly
La règle
LATE
En retard, tard
- I’m late. (Je suis en retard)
LATELY
Dernièrement, ces derniers temps
- I’ve been busy lately. (J’ai été occupé dernièrement)
Attention : "Lately" s’utilise avec le present perfect, pas le past simple.
Exercice — 10 questions
Score 0 / 10
Question 1
Sorry, I’m ·.
Question 2
I haven’t seen him ·.
Question 3
The train arrived ·.
Question 4
Have you been busy ·?
Question 5
She always comes ·.
Question 6
·, I’ve been thinking about moving.
Question 7
Don’t stay up too ·.
Question 8
What have you been doing ·?
Question 9
We got home very · last night.
Question 10
Have you spoken to her ·?