1. What could / couldn’t they do?
Andy , 5
May, 7

2. What could / couldn’t they do?
Andy could play basketball when he was 5 years old.
When Andy was 5 years old, he could play basketball.
Andy , 5
When May was 7 years old, she could do the housework.
May could do the housework when she was 7 years old.
May, 7

3. What could / couldn’t they do?
David , 3 X
Gigi, 4

4. X What could / couldn’t they do?
David could tie his shoelaces when he was 3 years old.
When David was 3 years old, he could tie his shoelaces.
David , 3
Gigi couldn’t dance when she was 4 years old. X
When Gigi was 4 years old, she couldn’t dance.
Gigi, 4

5. What could / couldn’t they do?
Jack , 8 X
Alan, 10

6. X What could / couldn’t they do?
Jack could take a bath when he was 8 years old.
When Jack was 8 years old, he could take a bath.
Jack , 8
Alan could not play the piano when he was 10 years old. X
When Alan was 10 years old, he could not play the piano.
Alan, 10

7. Free Writing
What could you do when you were ___ years old?

8. Free Writing
What could you do when you were ___ years old?
e.g. When I was 2 years old, I could walk.
When I was 3 years old, I could dance.

9. Free Writing
What couldn’t you do when you were ___ years old?

10. When I was 5 years old, I couldn’t take a bath.
Free Writing
What couldn’t you do when you were ___ years old?
When I was 5 years old, I couldn’t take a bath.
When I was 6 years old, I couldn’t carry my schoolbag.

11. teenagers
children

12. old people
parents

13. early January
mid January
late January

14. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.
1. (Tommy / have tennis lessons / 5 years) _________________________________________. 2. (Jenny / be in the Girl Guide / 2 years ) ___________________________________________.

15. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.
1. (Tommy / have tennis lessons / 5 years) _________________________________________. 2. (Jenny / be in the Girl Guide / 2 years ) ___________________________________________.
Tommy has had tennis lessons for five years
Jenny has been in the Girl Guide for two years

16. Complete the following verb table.
Past tense
Present prefect tense
***have / has + p.p be
was/were do
have
come
play
raise
raised
record
recorded
stay
sweep
swept
been
did
done
had
had
came
played
played
raised
recorded
stayed
stayed
swept