The Missing Verbs

{
  "finish": "Mission complete! You found all fifteen missing verbs and repaired every sentence.",
  "steps": [
    {
      "word": "runs",
      "say": "Every morning, Amina runs to the bus stop.",
      "question": "Which verb completes the sentence?",
      "card": "Every morning, Amina ___ to the bus stop.",
      "choices": ["run", "runs", "running"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! Amina is one person, so we use runs.",
      "help": "Amina is one person. Which form agrees with she?"
    },
    {
      "word": "were",
      "say": "The children were excited about the treasure map.",
      "question": "Which verb belongs in the sentence?",
      "card": "The children ___ excited about the treasure map.",
      "choices": ["was", "were", "is"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Excellent! Children means more than one, so were is correct.",
      "help": "Would we say the children was or the children were?"
    },
    {
      "word": "found",
      "say": "Yesterday, Musa found a silver key beneath the chair.",
      "question": "Which verb shows that this happened yesterday?",
      "card": "Yesterday, Musa ___ a silver key beneath the chair.",
      "choices": ["find", "found", "finds"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Yes! Found is the past-tense form of find.",
      "help": "Yesterday tells us that the action happened in the past."
    },
    {
      "word": "are",
      "say": "My shoes are beside the door.",
      "question": "Which verb agrees with the plural subject shoes?",
      "card": "My shoes ___ beside the door.",
      "choices": ["is", "am", "are"],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! Shoes is plural, so we use are.",
      "help": "There are two shoes. Which verb do we use for more than one?"
    },
    {
      "word": "will carry",
      "say": "Tomorrow, Leila will carry the posters to school.",
      "question": "Which verb phrase shows a future action?",
      "card": "Tomorrow, Leila ___ the posters to school.",
      "choices": ["carried", "will carry", "carries"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Brilliant! Will carry shows that the action will happen in the future.",
      "help": "Tomorrow is the clue. Look for the future verb phrase."
    },
    {
      "word": "barks",
      "say": "The neighbour's dog barks whenever someone opens the gate.",
      "question": "Which verb agrees with the singular subject dog?",
      "card": "The neighbour's dog ___ whenever someone opens the gate.",
      "choices": ["bark", "barks", "barking"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! Dog is singular, so the present-tense verb is barks.",
      "help": "Replace the dog with it. Would you say it bark or it barks?"
    },
    {
      "word": "watched",
      "say": "Last night, we watched a film about space.",
      "question": "Which verb matches the time clue last night?",
      "card": "Last night, we ___ a film about space.",
      "choices": ["watch", "watched", "will watch"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Exactly! Watched tells us the action happened in the past.",
      "help": "Last night has already passed."
    },
    {
      "word": "is preparing",
      "say": "Right now, Father is preparing dinner.",
      "question": "Which verb phrase shows an action happening now?",
      "card": "Right now, Father ___ dinner.",
      "choices": ["prepared", "is preparing", "will prepare"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Well done! Is preparing shows that the action is happening now.",
      "help": "Look for a verb phrase ending in ing that agrees with Father."
    },
    {
      "word": "have finished",
      "say": "The players have finished their training.",
      "question": "Which verb phrase agrees with the plural subject players?",
      "card": "The players ___ their training.",
      "choices": ["has finished", "have finished", "finishes"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! We use have finished with the plural subject players.",
      "help": "Players means more than one. Should we use has or have?"
    },
    {
      "word": "has written",
      "say": "Sofia has written a letter to her grandmother.",
      "question": "Which verb phrase agrees with Sofia?",
      "card": "Sofia ___ a letter to her grandmother.",
      "choices": ["have written", "has written", "writing"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Excellent! Sofia is one person, so we use has written.",
      "help": "Replace Sofia with she. Which phrase sounds correct?"
    },
    {
      "word": "does",
      "say": "My brother does his homework before supper.",
      "question": "Which verb agrees with the singular subject brother?",
      "card": "My brother ___ his homework before supper.",
      "choices": ["do", "does", "doing"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Yes! Brother is singular, so we use does.",
      "help": "Replace my brother with he. Would you say he do or he does?"
    },
    {
      "word": "flew",
      "say": "The colourful kite flew above the trees.",
      "question": "Which is the correct past-tense form of fly?",
      "card": "The colourful kite ___ above the trees.",
      "choices": ["flied", "flew", "flies"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! Flew is the irregular past-tense form of fly.",
      "help": "Fly is an irregular verb. Its past form does not end in ed."
    },
    {
      "word": "are singing",
      "say": "The girls are singing in the school hall.",
      "question": "Which verb phrase agrees with the plural subject girls?",
      "card": "The girls ___ in the school hall.",
      "choices": ["is singing", "are singing", "sings"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Wonderful! Girls is plural, so we use are singing.",
      "help": "There is more than one girl. Should we use is or are?"
    },
    {
      "word": "drinks",
      "say": "An elephant drinks many litres of water each day.",
      "question": "Which verb agrees with the singular subject elephant?",
      "card": "An elephant ___ many litres of water each day.",
      "choices": ["drink", "drinks", "drank"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! An elephant is singular, so the verb is drinks.",
      "help": "The sentence describes a regular fact, and elephant is singular."
    },
    {
      "word": "will visit",
      "say": "Next Saturday, our class will visit the science museum.",
      "question": "Which verb phrase matches the future time clue?",
      "card": "Next Saturday, our class ___ the science museum.",
      "choices": ["visited", "visits", "will visit"],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Mission accomplished! Will visit correctly shows a future action.",
      "help": "Next Saturday has not happened yet. Choose the future verb phrase."
    }
  ]
}