can, could, be able to
past continuous & simple past
past continuous & simple past
vocabulary practice
Prepositions
100

I don't speak any Spanish, so I ______ find a job. (can, can't, am able to)

I don't speak any Spanish, so I can't find a job.

100

Jose _______ to music at his friend's house last night. (were listening, was listening, is listening)

Jose was listening to music at his friend's house last night.

100

What happened while you _________ the meal? (cooked, was cooking, were cooking)

What happened while you were cooking the meal?

100

The man was ______. He couldn't move his head. (missing, injured, unconcious)

The man was injured. He couldn't move his head.

100

The van crashed ______ the tree last week. (into, on, to)

The van crashed into the tree last week.

200

Tom ______ drive a car before he took driving lessons. (couldn't, could, can't)

Tom couldn't drive a car before he took driving lessons.

200

What was the dog _________ in the garden this morning? (do, doing, did)

What was the dog doing in the garden this morning?

200

David was sleeping when the intruder _____ the house. (entered, was entering, enters)

David was sleeping when the intruder entered the house.

200

The intruder ______ the house and stole some money. (tripped over, broke into, evacuated)

The intruder broke into the house and stole some money.

200

There was an accident _____ the corner of Main Street and 1st Avenue. (in, at, on)

There was an accident at the corner of Main Street and 1st Avenue.

300

It's raining hard, so I _______ have a picnic. (will be able to, couldn't, am not able to)

It's raining hard, so I am not able to have a picnic.

300

_____ weren't watching a movie last night. (I, He, We)

We weren't watching a movie last night.

300

He ________ off the ladder while he was painting. (fell, felled, was falling)

He fell off the ladder while he was painting.

300
If you hear a fire alarm, you should go _____. (over the speed limit, through a red light, to the emergency exit)

If you hear a fire alarm, you should go to the emergency exit.

300

If you clean the floor, don't leave water ____ the floor because people might slip. (in, at, on)

If you clean the floor, don't leave water on the floor because people might slip.

400

They _______ to come to the meeting. (won't, was able to, were able to)

They were able to come to the meeting.

400

________ I was flying to the U.K., I watched 3 movies. (While, When, Last week)

While I was flying to the U.K., I watched 3 movies.

400

What ______ the boys ____ when they hurt themselves? (are ... do, were ... doing, was ...doing)

What were the boys doing when they hurt themselves?

400

If there's a fire, you shouldn't _____. (take the stairs, take the elevator, keep the exits clear)

If there's a fire, you shouldn't take the elevator.

400

Please put ____ the knives on the table. (off, on, away)

Please put way the knives on the table.

500

Why ______ the injured person move? (can't, weren't, don't)

Why can't the injured person move?

500

She _______ a book when her coffee spilt. (were reading, read, was reading)

She was reading a book when her coffee spilt.

500

He ______ dinner when he cut his finger. (was making, made, makes, is making)

He was making dinner when he cut his finger.
500

The apartment caught on fire and _________. (evacuated, burned, hit)

The apartment caught on fire and burned.

500

The child was hit by a van when _______ the crosswalk. (on, in, over)

The child was hit by a van when on the crosswalk.