Complete the sentence. Use the past simple affirmative and negative forms of be and can.


1. My dad.......... at work today,so he........... Make dinner for us.
2. The weather........... wonderful,so we......... see the mountains 200 kilometres away.
3. We.......... go out because there........ a lot of snow.
4. The shops........... closed, so Jonn............ buy any milk.
5. Alan............. get into his house because his parents........... at home.

1. My dad wasn't at work today, so he could make dinner for us.

2. The weather was wonderful, so we could see the mountains 200 kilometres away.

3. We couldn't go out because there was a lot of snow.

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.