Question

Complete the sentences with the correct form of could or had to. 1) Before going on holidays last summer, we _________ pile up all our luggage on top of the car. 2) We _________paint our walls again because somebody spoilt them with graffiti. 3) My mother wasn't on duty last Saturday, so we _________ go to the cinema together. 4) The fridge was full, so I _________go shopping.5) I had lost my keys and _________ open the door.6) In the early twentieth century, people didn't have cars. That's why they _________walk a lot.7) At that time, there was no electricity, so__________use people candles and oil lamps.8) My uncle and aunt _________buy their house thanks to some financial help from the government.​

Answer 1

1.had to

2.had to

3.could

4.couldnt

5.couldnt

6.had to

7.had to

8.could

Answer 2

1. Before going on holidays last summer, we had to pile up all our luggage on top of the car.
2. We had to paint our walls again because somebody spoilt them with graffiti.
3. My mother wasn't on duty last Saturday, so we could go to the cinema together.
4. The fridge was full, so I didn't have to go shopping.
5. I had lost my keys and had to open the door.
6. In the early twentieth century, people didn't have cars. That's why they had to walk a lot.
7. At that time, there was no electricity, so people had to use candles and oil lamps.
8. My uncle and aunt could buy their house thanks to some financial help from the government.