COULD & COULDN'T : (IN)abIlIty In the past

Read the sentences below and number

the pictures

1) Freddie couldn't swim well when he was 10 years

old.
2) Isabelle couldn't make nice cakes and cookies
when she was 18 years old.
3) Florence couldn't eat by herself when she was a
little girl.
4) Mrs.Morgan couldn't use the computer well when
she started working in this office.
5) Hollie could ride a bicycle when she finished
secondary school.
6) Lewis could play the guitar beautifully when he
was 15.
7) Benjamin couldn't play with toy cars when he was a
little boy.
8) Megan could play in the basketball team when she
was in the 9th class.
9) Erin could paint nice pictures after she finished
the painting course.
10) Mrs.Hamilton could make pizza after she read a
cooking book.
11) Rosie could skip rope when she was 9 years old.
12) Mr.Holmes could catch a fish when he was 22 years
old.
13) Abigail could roller-skate when she was 17 years
old.
14) Isaac could sing songs when he was 13.

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10 Read the sentences below and number

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the pictures

1) Freddie couldn't swim well when he was 10 years

old.
2) Isabelle couldn't make nice cakes and cookies
when she was 18 years old.
3) Florence couldn't eat by herself when she was a
little girl.
4) Mrs.Morgan couldn't use the computer well when
2 she started working in this office.
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5) Hollie could ride a bicycle when she finished
secondary school.
6) Lewis could play the guitar beautifully when he
was 15.
7) Benjamin couldn't play with toy cars when he was a
little boy.
8) Megan could play in the basketball team when she
was in the 9th class.
9) Erin could paint nice pictures after she finished
14 the painting course.
10) Mrs.Hamilton could make pizza after she read a
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cooking book.
11) Rosie could skip rope when she was 9 years old.
12) Mr.Holmes could catch a fish when he was 22 years
old.
13) Abigail could roller-skate when she was 17 years
old.
14) Isaac could sing songs when he was 13.

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