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The children ____________________walk to school this morning. There was no bus.
had to
Yesterday Malcolm and Betty ____________________help Uncle Godfrey to tidy up.
had to
Morty ____________________practice swordplay. Mr. Gilderoy was his trainer.
had to
Last week Tom ____________________go to the dentist. He had a toothache.
had to
We ____________________wait for the bus yesterday evening.
had to
Last Sunday, we _________ take any photos in the museum: it was forbidden.
couldn't
When Ann was a teenager, she _________ watch a horror film: it was too frightening for her!
couldn't
Peter _________ play tennis last Monday: he had broken his arm!
couldn't
Mary's grandfather _________ play chess and he was the best!
could
In 1950, people _________ use mobile phones.
could
Yesterday, Peter _________ do that exercise alone. So, he called me for help.
coudn't
You _________ arrive on time.
had to
Students _______ register by last week. If not, they had no class to study.
had to
You _________ wait for me until 10am because I was a little busy.
had to
Her grandmother was bilingual: She _______ speak both English and French.
could
They ___________ bring the drink and popcorn into the cinema last time. It was forbidden.
couldn't
We ________ use the password to log in Facebook yesterday.
had to
I ______pass my exam easily last term.
could
Yesterday, Mary was not busy with her work, so she _______ join the meeting.
could
You_________finish homework the next day because it was too late.
didn't have to
You___________wear a helmet when you rode a motorbike.
had to
When he was young, he ..... swim very well. He won medals and championships!
could
Mum said I ..... bring my friends over, but I ..... clean the house first.
could / had to
Our parents ..... use computers to do their homework, so they ..... go to the library.
couldn't / had to
The doctor said Sheila ..... quit smoking if she wanted to take part in the marathon.
had to
He ..... wash the car after the week they spent at the beach.
had to
The girls had behaved so badly that they ..... go to the party in the end.
couldn't
My little sister said I ..... help her with her homework because she ..... do it on her own.
didn't have to / could
Luckily I ..... wait long for an X-ray.
didn't have to
The fridge was full so I ..... do the shopping.
didn't have to
The doctor said I ..... walk until my ankle healed.
couldn't
They ..... go to the cinema last night because they ..... take care of their baby.
couldn't / had to
It snowed all weekend, I'm glad I ..... go out!
didn't have to
Before washing machines were invented people ..... do the laundry by hand.
had to
My girlfriend ..... take me to the hospital in her car because calling an ambulance was too expensive.
had to
We ..... have visitors in the afternoon as long as they left before 9 p.m.
could
When I was in hospital I ..... get out of bed on my own, so I had to ask the nurses for help.
couldn't
I ..... stay in hospital long, only a couple of days.
didn't have to
I ..... take tablets for a long time to treat my infection.
had to
Back then there was no electricity and people ..... use electricity and oil lamps.
had to
It was raining cats and dogs, so I ..... take an umbrella.
had to
We ..... get to the meeting on time yesterday because the train was delayed by one hour.
couldn't
Before the invention of refrigeration, people ..... keep fresh food for very long before it went bad.
couldn't
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