was/were, could, had

Fill in: was/were/ could/had or their negatives

100

John __________ very busy yesterday.

John was very busy yesterday.

200

Peter and Paula ___________friends when they __________ children.

Peter and Paula were friends when they were children.

300

I ____________(not) much work last night so I ____________go to bed early.

I didn't have much work yesterday so I could go to bed early.

400

What ___________your children's favourite cartoon when they ___________small?

What was you children's favourite cartoon when they were small?

500

Joanna __________(not) answer the phone this morning because she __________guests.

Joanna couldn't answer the phone this morning because she had guests.

Make a question

100

John was my best friend. Who....?

Who was my best friend? Who was John?

200

We could go to the shop yesterday. Where...?

Where could we (/you) go yesterday?

300

Steve had 3 dogs when he lived in the countryside. How....? Where...?

How many dogs did Steve have when he lived in the countryside? Where did Steve live?

400

They couldn't answer my email because they didn't have access to the Internet. Why...?

Why couldn't they answer my email?

500

Morgan had his brother's shoes at the party. Whose....?

Whose shoes did Morgan have at the party?

Give an answer

100

- Could you speak English when you were 10? - Yes,.....

Yes, I could.

200

- Were these people at Tom's party last week? - No, ......

No, they weren't.

300

- Did Samantha have a a cool birthday party? - No, ..............

- No, she didn't.

400

- Were you a student of this University? - Yes,....

- Yes, I was.

500

- What was the weather like yesterday? - ....

It was.....(cloudy / windy / cold / rainy)

Put the words in a correct order

100

PLAY / JOHN / TENNIS / MONDAY / LAST / BECAUSE / PROBLEMS / HAD / WITH / HE / HIS / KNEE / COULDN'T

John couldn't play tennis last Monday, because he had problems with his knee.

200

PLAY / WAS / COULD / WHEN / MOZART / WAS / THE / 5 / PIANO / HE

Mozart could play the piano when he was 5

300

- HUGE / FOR / THIS / WAS / PRESENT / WHO - WAS / FOR / MARK / IT / OPENED / IT / BUT / CHRIS

- Who was this huge present for? - It was for Mark/Chris but Chris/Mark opened it.

400

NEW / KELLY / DIDN'T / COULDN'T /SHOES / THESE / SHE / HAVE / BUY / BECAUSE / MONEY

Kelly couldn't buy these new shoes because she didn't have money.

500

DIDN'T / WAS / THERE / I / ON / AN / FILM / TV / NIGHT / BUT / WATCH / IT / LAST / INTERESTING

There was an interesting film on TV last night but I didn't watch it.