UNIT

2 Grammar

(there) was/were 4 I couldn’t speak English

I was seven.
1 Choose the correct answers to complete
5 Our teacher wasn’t at school
the sentences.
week.
1 There lots of people at the 6 There weren’t many cars in the
concert. 19th .
a was b were
2 Dean’s birthday party good? Simple past
a Was b Were
4 Check () the sentences that have the
3 I in town with Asha on Friday correct simple past verbs.
afternoon.
1 Last weekend, I went to the ocean with
a was b were
my family. ü
4 There any cell phones 50
2 Marco got 100% on the math test.
years ago.
3 A famous artist comed to our school
a wasn’t b weren’t
on Friday.
5 Were you at the movie theater on
4 My sister studied for four hours
Sunday?
last night.
Yes, we .
5 I read a great blog post this morning.
a were b was
6 I didn’t saw any of my friends at the
park yesterday.
could/couldn’t
2 Complete the sentences with could or
couldn’t and the verb in parentheses.
1 When I was four, I could read (read)
a simple book.
2 My brother (not swim) until
he was eight.
3 My mom (speak) three
languages when she was a teenager.
4 We (not find) anything good
to watch on TV last night.
5 In the UK, women (not go) to
college before 1868. used to
5 Choose the correct option to complete
Past time expressions the sentences.
3 Complete the sentences with the words in 1 My aunt used to live/living in Sweden.
the box.
2 Yvette and Sandy didn’t used to/use to
ago century in last night when have a dog.
3 Did you used to/use to have judo lessons?
1 My sister was born    in   2010.
4 I don’t/didn’t use to like Sam, but now
2 There was a great movie on TV last
we’re best friends.
.
5 When we were kids, we used to/used
3 Our last science test was three weeks
watch cartoons after school.
.

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