Unit 6     6B Past simple: be and can, page 55

Exercise 1

2 Chris and Natalie were in Athens on Wednesday.

3 Chris wasn’t in Lisbon on Tuesday.

4 Natalie was in Dublin on Saturday.

5 Chris and Natalie weren’t in Dublin on Friday.

6 Natalie wasn’t in Budapest on Monday.

Exercise 2

3 Was; No, she wasn’t.

4 Was; Yes, he was.

5 were; They were in Kraków.

6 Were; No, they weren’t.

7 Were; Yes, they were.

Exercise 3

2 Could Liam swim when he was six? No, he couldn’t.

3 Could Martha ride a bike when she was seven? Yes, she could.

4 Could Martha and Liam swim when they were seven? Yes,

they could.

5 Could Martha and Liam ride a bike when they were four?

No, they couldn’t.

Exercise 4

1 were 2 couldn’t 3 wasn’t 4 was 5 Were 6 weren’t

7 were 8 was 9 was 10 were 11 couldn’t 12 wasn’t

Challenge! page 55

Students’ own answers