Complete the texts with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Bo-Bae is twelve. She goes (go) to school in South Korea.
She' __ (wear) a uniform. Her school
(teach) five subjects. English is one Bo-Bae __ (like)
Science and Technology. She stoutstart) school at 8 am
and she
thave) a 50-minute lunch break. School
(finish) at 4.30. She
(not go)
home
She
(eat) dinner at school and then she
(study) at a 'hagwon' (after school academy)
(not
until 9 pm - this is normal! She
study) at the weekend.
She's (wear) a uniform. Her school
(teach) five subjects. English is one Bo-Bae (like)
Science and Technology. She starts school at 8 am
and she has (have) a 50-minute lunch break. School
(finishes) at 4.30. She doesn't go
home
She eats dinner at school and then she studies at a 'hagwon' (after school academy)
(not
until 9 pm - this is normal! She
studies) at the weekend.
Explanation:
1. "She goes" - Present simple tense is used because it indicates a habitual action. The subject "she" is a third-person singular pronoun, so the verb should end with "-s".
2. "She's" - The contraction of "she is" is used to indicate a current state or ongoing action of wearing a uniform.
3. "(teach) five subjects" - The verb "teach" is in the base form because it follows the auxiliary verb "is". The sentence describes the present situation of the school teaching five subjects.
4. "Bo-Bae (like)" - The verb "like" is in the base form because it follows the pronoun "Bo-Bae". The sentence describes Bo-Bae's preference for Science and Technology.
5. "She starts" - Present simple tense is used to indicate a habitual action. The subject "she" is a third-person singular pronoun, so the verb should end with "-s".
6. "She has" - Present simple tense is used because it indicates a habitual action. The subject "she" is a third-person singular pronoun, so the verb should end with "-s".
7. "(finishes) at" - The verb "finish" is in the base form because it follows the auxiliary verb "school". The sentence describes the present time of school finishing at 4.30.
8. "doesn't go" - The negative form of the verb "go" is used because it indicates that she does not go home. The auxiliary verb "does" is used to form the negative form in the present simple tense.
9. "She eats" - Present simple tense is used to indicate a habitual action. The subject "she" is a third-person singular pronoun, so the verb should end with "-s".
10. "she studies" - Present simple tense is used to indicate a habitual action. The subject "she" is a third-person singular pronoun, so the verb should end with "-s".
11. "(not until 9 pm - this is normal!" - The phrase "not until" is used to emphasize that she studies until 9 pm, which is a normal practice. The construction "this is normal" provides additional information about the situation.
12. "She studies" - Present simple tense is used to indicate a habitual action. The subject "she" is a third-person singular pronoun, so the verb should end with "-s".
13. "at the weekend" - The preposition "at" is used to indicate the specific time of studying, which is the weekend.