Complete the sentences. Use the past simple affirmative and negative forms of be and can (was/wasn’t, were/weren’t or could/couldn’t).
1) My dad ________ at work today, so he ________ make dinner for us. It was delicious!
2) The weather ________ wonderful, so we ________ see the mountains 200 kilometres away.
3) We ________ go out because there ________ a lot of snow. We played board games instead.
4) The shops ________ closed, so John ________ buy any milk.
5) Alan ________ get into his house because his parents ________ at home. He was very angry!
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1) My dad __wasn't______ at work today, so he ___could_____ make dinner for us. It was delicious!
2) The weather ___was_____ wonderful, so we _____could___ see the mountains 200 kilometres away.
3) We ___couldn't_____ go out because there _were_______ a lot of snow. We played board games instead.
4) The shops __were______ closed, so John __couldn't______ buy any milk.
5) Alan ____couldn't____ get into his house because his parents _____weren't___ at home. He was very angry!