Complete the sentences with “can, can’t, could or couldn’t.” and Fill in the blanks with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
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First Exercise:
Complete the sentences with “can, can’t, could or couldn’t”:
- She couldn’t go to work because she was sick with winter fever.
- He was angry with his family because they didn’t have any money to buy that computer he wanted.
- It’s a long way from Ankara to Istanbul on foot. We can’t walk the way.
- We could swim all day long in the sea when we were kids.
- No, she can’t help you with your homework. She is very busy with her work.
- Where can we go to buy cheap stuff? How about looking for that factory outlet?
- Last year around this time, I wore small size, now I can’t fit overweight clothes.
- Where were you? We looked around the park, but we couldn’t find you anywhere.
Second Exercise:
Fill in the blanks with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets:
- I saw her dancing wildly at the Taylor Swift concert last Saturday evening.
- They hated my dance that day.
- I swam in our pool at the garden this afternoon.
- They searched all pet shops for a new kitten.
- Her sister made a delicious pancake for us last day.
- There was no chance I went to his house that day.
- I paid 10 dollars for his bus ticket last night.
- They all came to school very late.