Fill in: was/were/ could/had or their negatives
Make a question
Give an answer
Put the words in a correct order
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John __________ very busy yesterday.

John was very busy yesterday.

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John was my best friend. Who....?
Who was my best friend? Who was John?
100
- Could you speak English when you were 10? - Yes,.....
Yes, I could.
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
Peter and Paula ___________friends when they __________ children.
Peter and Paula were friends when they were children.
200
We could go to the shop yesterday. Where...?
Where could we (/you) go yesterday?
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- Were these people at Tom's party last week? - No, ......
No, they weren't.
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PLAY / WAS / COULD / WHEN / MOZART / WAS / THE / 5 / PIANO / HE
Mozart could play the piano when he was 5
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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.
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?
300
- Did Samantha have a a cool birthday party? - No, ..............
- No, she didn't.
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
What ___________your children's favourite cartoon when they ___________small?
What was you children's favourite cartoon when they were small?
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They couldn't answer my email because they didn't have access to the Internet. Why...?
Why couldn't they answer my email?
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- Were you a student of this University? - Yes,....
- Yes, I was.
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
Joanna __________(not) answer the phone this morning because she __________guests.
Joanna couldn't answer the phone this morning because she had guests.
500
Morgan had his brother's shoes at the party. Whose....?
Whose shoes did Morgan have at the party?
500
- What was the weather like yesterday? - ....
It was.....(cloudy / windy / cold / rainy)
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.