Упражнение 1. Выберите правильный вариант для подстановки.

1. I could hardly -----to understandto understoodunderstandunderstood a word from his speech.
2. The two enemies -----didn't couldcouldn't talk to each other calmly.
3. I -----couldcouldn't never read philosophical books.
4. Who -----couldcoulds explain this thing to me?
5. -----WhenWhatWhereHow could we forget in the flat? - Money.
6. -----WhenWhatWhereWhy could they see you again? - Tomorrow.
7. How -----we couldcould we solve this problem?
8. Could the witness remember the criminal's face? - -----Yes, I doYes, I could
9. When -----could hehe coulddid he can break the window?
10. Where -----do they coulddid they cancould they hide the hostage?

1. Mozart could -----dancespeakrunreadplaywaswere the piano when he -----dancespeakrunreadplaywaswere five years old.
2. She could -----dancespeakrunreadplaywaswere French very well because her mother -----dancespeakrunreadplaywaswere from France.
3. His aunt -----dancespeakrunreadplaywaswere a pianist and he could -----dancespeakrunreadplaywaswere the piano.
4. I could -----dancespeakrunreadplaywaswere when I -----dancespeakrunreadplaywaswere five. Winnie the Pooh was my favourite book.
5. Could you -----dancespeakrunreadplaywaswere fast when you -----dancespeakrunreadplaywaswere young?
6. My parents could -----dancespeakrunreadplaywaswere the tango and the waltz very well when they -----dancespeakrunreadplaywaswere young.
7. The pupil couldn't -----forgetforgivetakegiveunderstand the word, and he -----saidfoundaskedsentbought the teacher to repeat it.
8. The cat couldn't -----flyswimreadjumpeat because it -----wereloststoodwascaught afraid of water.
9. The sky suddenly -----beganbecametookreachedsaw dark and we thought it could -----fallblowrainrisego.
10. The driver couldn't -----startputspendrunstop the car, because its breaks -----werepullridewasdig out of order.