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WOW! Grammarr Lesson 3, part 2 Gramma 2 2
WOW!
Lesson 3, part 2
Gramma
Grammarr

could/couldn’t, had to/didn’t have to 3 Read and complete the sentences for you. Use could/couldn’t or had to/didn’t have to
and the verb in brackets.
1 2.8 Listen to Sara and her grandma. Then circle the correct options.
1 When I was three years old, I didn’t have to make (make) my bed.
1 Sara couldn’t didn’t have to chat with her friends yesterday.
2 I (draw) very well when I was four years old.
2 When Grandma was young, she didn’t have to couldn’t write messages on a smartphone.
3 When I was fi ve, I (make) my lunch.
3 Grandma could had to use the phone at home to speak to her friends.
4 Grandma and her friends couldn’t didn’t have to meet up every day to chat. 4 I (do) a lot of homework when I was six.
5 Grandma had to couldn’t see her friends at cafés to have group conversations. 5 When I was seven, I (play) a musical instrument well.

6 Grandma and her friends had to couldn’t write letters and take them to the post offi ce. 6 I (study) English when I was seven.

2 Look at the pictures from the past and complete the sentences. Use could/couldn’t or
had to/didn’t have to. 4 Write four more sentences about your life in the past. Use could/couldn’t and had to/
didn’t have to and the ideas in the box.
1 2
go to bed early help my parents play sports
read well ride a bike study a lot tidy my room

She had to walk to school She didn’t have an e-reader, but
because there wasn’t a school bus. she read a book.

3 4

He didn’t have a TV, but he She played and ran outside so she
listen to the radio. join a sports team.
5 Compare your sentences from Activity 4 with your partner. Write their sentences.

5 6

He talk on a He didn’t have a computer, so he
smartphone with his friends write his homework in
so they met at the park. a notebook.

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