was/were, could, had

Fill in: was/were/ could/had

100

 __Was 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

They ____ a lot of rehearsals last week.

They had a lot of rehearsals last week.

400

What ___________your daughter's favourite cartoon when she ___________small?

What was you daughter's favourite cartoon when she was small?

500

She ___  play a leading role in that performance.

She could play a leading role in that performance.

Fill in: wasn`t/weren`t/ couldn`t/didn`t have

100

The performance of this music band ___ great. 

The performance of this music band wasn`t great.

200

When this guy was young, he ...  fly planes.

When this guy was young, he couldn`t fly planes.

300

We ... at the cinema last month.

We weren`t at the cinema last month.

400

They .......  answer my email because they ........ the Internet.

They couldn't answer my email because they didn't have the Internet.

500

People ___ smartphones a hundred years ago.

People didn`t have smartphones a hundred years ago.

Complete questions

100

- .....  you speak English when you .... 10?

- Could you speak English when you were 10?

200

- .... these people at Tom's party last week?

- Were these people at Tom's party last week?

300

- ....  Samantha ..... a cool birthday party?

- Did Samantha have a cool birthday party?

400

_____ the plot of the movie surprising for you?

Was the plot of the movie surprising for you?

500

What ___  you ______for lunch yesterday?

What did you have for lunch yesterday?

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

HOLIDAY/AT/SHE/ON/WERE/BECAUSE/WEREN`T/LAST/HOME/WE/WEEK/ 

They weren`t at home last week, because we were on holiday.

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

COULDN'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 couldn`t watch it.