Focus 1 Unit 5.5 Reference and Practice past simple

When I was younger, I ______ very good at sports.

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• could

I __________ understand Maths.

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All my children ________ bad at History when they were at school.

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• wasn't

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What ________ your favourite school subjects?

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A:      ________ you play a musical instrument when you were a child?
B:     Yes, I __________.

• could x2

• couldn't x2

• wasn't x2

• weren't x2

• was x2

The other kids my age __________ very friendly to me, so I often felt lonely.

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A:     What were you good at as a child?
B:     Well, I _____ run really fast.

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Last week it ______ very cold in the classroom. We couldn't think or write!

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There was a party in my street and I ________ hear the music all night!

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I __________ sleep and I was very tired this morning!

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• was