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 not
4)had to
5)could not
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 had 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 they had to use candles and oil lamps.
8. My uncle and aunt could buy their house thanks to some financial help from the government.