3 GRAMMAR Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
a) Present tenses
Koalas 1 (be found) only in parts of Australia. They
2 (look) like bears, but they 3 (not belong) to the
bear family. They only 4 (eat) the leaves of the eucalyptus
tree. There 5 (be) so much water in the leaves that the
koalas 6 (not have) to drink.
Koalas 1 are found only in parts of Australia. They 2 look like bears, but they 3 do not belong to the bear family. They only 4 eat the leaves of the eucalyptus tree. There 5 is so much water in the leaves that the koalas 6 do not have to drink.
Explanation:
1. The verb "be" needs to be in the present simple tense to match the subject "Koalas." Therefore, we write "are found" instead of "be found."
2. The verb "look" needs to be in the present simple tense to match the subject "Koalas." Therefore, we simply write "look."
3. The verb "belong" needs to be in the present simple tense to match the subject "they." Therefore, we write "do not belong" instead of "not belong."
4. The verb "eat" needs to be in the present simple tense to match the subject "they." Therefore, we simply write "eat."
5. The verb "be" needs to be in the present simple tense to match the subject "there." Therefore, we write "is" instead of "be."
6. The verb "have" needs to be in the present simple tense to match the subject "koalas." Therefore, we write "do not have" instead of "not have."
The corrected sentence using the correct present tense forms is:
"Koalas are found only in parts of Australia. They look like bears, but they do not belong to the bear family. They only eat the leaves of the eucalyptus tree. There is so much water in the leaves that the koalas do not have to drink."