Sol. El. Unit 6D. Grammar: Past Simple: be and can
could
He _______ read and write when he was four. He was a smart kid!
wasn't
I ______ at school yesterday because I was ill.
couldn't
I ______ call you because my phone was broken.
couldn't
I ______ finish the soup because I wasn't hungry.
couldn't
I _______ find my glasses. I looked everywhere!
couldn't
I was very tired but I _______ sleep.
couldn't
It was very noisy in the classroom, so I _______ hear the teacher.
were
My earphones _____ on the table, but they aren't there now.
could
My great-grandmother ______ speak German because she was from Berlin.
was
On my last birthday I _____ seventeen.
couldn't
Six months ago I _______ speak English but now I can.
couldn't
Sorry, I ______ understand what to do in this excercise.
was
The weather _____ really bad last week - cold and windy.
was
Today is Sunday. Yesterday _____ Saturday.
were
We ______ at the cinema yesterday. It was really exciting.
were
Where _____ you last night?
weren't
You ______ in the classroom at breaktime. Where were you?
weren't
You _______ at home last night. Where were you?
Were
______ you at the supermarket yesterday afternoon?
could
_______ you cook a meal when you were ten?
