Read each sentence. Give possible results. Use can’t or couldn’t in your answers. Example: My leg hurts. - I can’t dance. I can’t take a long walk.
1. My car didn’t work last night.
2. He has a terrible headache.
3. They got lost.
4. They lost their jobs.
5. I was ill last week.
2. What started growing?
3. Why did the rivers have very little water left?
4. What did people learn to do for the dry times?
5. What did people build to store water?
6. How long do reservoirs hold water?
7. What places did people call reservoirs?
8. What are reservoirs for?
9. How did people lift water out of wells years ago?
10. Do you think it was hard work?
11. How long did it take them to lift water out of wells years ago.
12. What is the way to get water now?
13. What do they do to lift water out of wells now?
14. Does the pump make it easier to get water where they want?
Last night I had a wonderful dream. This is what I (dreamt). We (took) a trip to Hawaii. I (was) with my family and two of my friends. We (were) on a ship and we (were travelling) to Honolulu. On the ship there (was) a party. We (were sitting) on nice comfortable seats and we (were drinking) exotic juices. Lots of people (were dancing) and the music (was playing) loudly. We (had) a lot of fun! When the ship (arrived) in Honolulu a man (was waiting) to take us to our hotel. The hotel where we (were staying) was by a beach with palm trees.
...(were singing) and (dancing) to the music. The music (was getting) louder and louder until I (heard) a ringing sound. It (was) my alarm clock! It (was) 7 o'clock and time to get up for school.