Harry had a toothache, so he couldn't eat his food.
The supermarket was not opened, so Jim couldn't go shopping.
Isabela was ill, so she couldn't go to school.
Tom was away, so he couldn't come to the birthday party.
There was a lot of rain, so we couldn't go out and play.
Past simple se formează adăugând - ed la verbele regulate ori folosind forma a 2 a a verbelor neregulate.
Exemple de verbe regulate :
to play - played
to smile - smiled
to visit - visited
etc.
exemple de verbe neregulate :
to go - WENT
to have - HAD
to be - WAS/WERE
etc.
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When i was five, i couldn't speak English, but i could run.
When i was five, i couldn't read and write, but i could swim.
When i was five, i couldn't dance, but i could dance.
could-am putut
couldn't - n-am putut
