1. was/ play/ I/ when/ chess/ six/ could/ I
I could play chess when I was six.
2. couldn’t/ football/ was/ we/ play/ it/ raining /because
We couldn’t play football because it was raining.
3. understand/ not/ she/ anything/ said/ I/ could
I couldn’t understand anything she said.
4. when/ speak/ were/ you/ five/ could/ you/ English?
Could you speak English when you were five?
5. could/ my/ was/ two/ when/ brother/ he/ pictures/ draw
My brother could draw pictures when he was two.
6. the/ could/ years/ house/ robots/ ten/ ago/ clean?
Could robots clean the house ten years ago?
7. was/ very/ I/ couldn’t/ this/ heavy/ it/ suitcase/ so/ lift
This suitcase was very heavy so I couldn’t lift it.
8. well/ Dave/ play/ could/ was/ when/ tennis/ he/ young
Dave could play tennis well when he was young.
