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could or couldn’t — Exercise 1

Complete the following sentences with could or couldn’t.
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When I was young, I
play the guitar: it was too difficult for me.
When I was young, I couldn’t play the guitar: it was too difficult for me.
  1. 1.
    My school friend
    understand me without words.
  2. 2.
    I
    help you with your problem at that time but I am too busy nowadays.
  3. 3.
    Nick
    say a word in Chinese when he arrived in Beijing for the first time. Now, he speaks Chinese quite fluently.
  4. 4.
    Sorry that I
    come to your party.
  5. 5.
    We
    take you with us. All five places in our car were occupied by other people.
  6. 6.
    Peter
    hear everything that was going on behind the wall. Now, he is a prime witness to the crime.
  7. 7.
    Dora
    ride a bike when she was a child. Now, she needs some time to recollect how to do it properly.
  8. 8.
    The students
    believe that the horrible exam was over and they all passed it successfully.
  9. 9.
    Ryan
    never refuse her. He did everything as she asked.
  10. 10.
    The situation
    change much because Andrew didn’t do anything to improve it.
  11. 11.
    We
    see a lot of beautiful paintings at the art gallery last Sunday. Now, we understand how talented this artist is.
  12. 12.
    Timothy
    hold a spider in his hands when he was a child. Now, he can’t even look at it.
  13. 13.
    I
    visit you yesterday. I was too busy.
  14. 14.
    Linda
    repair things on her own when she was a student. Nowadays, she always goes to the service center if she needs some repairs.
  15. 15.
    Little Tommy
    jump high when he was eight because he was a bit overweight.
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