Complete the text, using the verbs in brackets (11 - 20) in the correct tense. The first answer is given...

To complete the text with the correct tense for the verbs in brackets, we need to consider the context and the sequence of events described. Here's how you can fill in the blanks:

1. has just won - This uses the present perfect tense because it describes a recent event with relevance to the present moment.

2. studied - The past simple tense is used here as it describes a completed action that took place in the past, leading up to the final.

3. would do - The past simple tense of "will" is used here (would) in a reported speech context, indicating a future action relative to a past moment.

4. stopped - This is in the past simple tense because it refers to an action Rahul completed in the past.

5. do not regret - Present simple tense is appropriate here, as Rahul is expressing his current feelings about his past actions.

6. has taught - Present perfect tense is used to describe an experience that started in the past and has relevance or effect in the present.

7. did not expect - Past simple tense is used here because it describes Rahul's feelings or expectations at a specific time in the past.

8. could not - Past simple tense is used to describe an inability at a specific time in the past.

9. has never become - Present perfect tense is used here to express an experience that has not happened at any time up to the present.

10. is - Present simple tense is used because it describes Gayathri's current feelings about her brother's success.

So, the completed text with the correct tenses is:

Rahul wins National Spelling Bee

For the past five years, the Hathwar family have travelled to Washington DC to watch their children in the top US spelling competition, the National Spelling Bee. Their elder daughter, Gayathri, has taken part since she was nine years old, and her younger brother Rahul has just won the first prize of $40,000 at his first attempt. Rahul and Gayathri studied hard to reach the final, which was shown on television all over the US. Mr. Hathwar helped his children beforehand by making lists of words and checking their meaning. He was confident they would do well. Rahul even stopped playing computer games and doing his other hobbies to concentrate on learning spellings. “I do not regret it,” he says. “The Spelling Bee has taught me to work hard. I did not expect to come first so I was amazed at the result. I was so anxious when I arrived at the Television Centre I could not stop shaking.” Gayathri admitted she was a little disappointed that she has never become a winner. But now she is very proud of her brother’s success.

1. has just won
2. have studied
3. will do
4. stopped
5. do not regret
6. has taught
7. did not expect
8. could not
9. has never become
10. is

Rahul wins National Spelling Bee For the past five years the Hathwar family have traveled to Washington DC to watch their children in the top US spelling competition, the National Spelling Bee. Their elder daughter, Gayathri, has taken part since she was nine years old, and her younger brother Rahul has just won the first prize of $40,000 at his first attempt.

Rahul and Gayathri studied hard to reach the final, which was shown on television all over the US. Mr. Hathwar helped his children beforehand by making lists of words and checking their meaning. He was confident they would do well. Rahul even stopped playing computer games and doing his other hobbies to concentrate on learning spellings.

“I do not regret it,” he says. “The Spelling Bee has taught me to work hard. I did not expect to come first so I was amazed at the result. I was so anxious when I arrived at the Television Centre I couldn't stop shaking.”

Gayathri admitted she was a little disappointed that she had never become a winner. But now she is very proud of her brother’s success.