1) I can jump very well. (last year) 2) Can you swim fast? (in childhood) 3) She can't speak French. (some years ago) 4) They can't play tennis. (last year) 5) The children can read English magazines. (at the age of 11) 6) "The Beatles" can compose music very well. (in the 60s) 7) My dog can run quite a long time. (when young) 8) Mother can cook Italian dishes very well. (last year) 9) Her brother can drive a car very safe. (at the age of 30) 10) My sister can achieve success in writing. (a year ago) 2 Change the sentences using could. 1) The thistle became the Scottish symbol after the Norman invasion. 2) Sir Christopher Wren restored St. Paul's Cathedral after the Great Fire in 1666.

1. Rewrite the sentences in past simple, using the information in brackets.

1. I could jump very well. (last year)
2. Could you swim fast? (in childhood)
3. She couldn't speak French. (some years ago)
4. They couldn't play tennis. (last year)
5. The children could read English magazines. (at the age of 11)
6. "The Beatles" could compose music very well. (in the 60s)
7. My dog could run quite a long time. (when young)
8. Mother could cook Italian dishes very well. (last year)
9. Her brother could drive a car very safe. (at the age of 30)
10. My sister could achieve success in writing. (a year ago)

2. Change the sentences using could.

1. The thistle could become the Scottish symbol after the Norman invasion.
2. Sir Christopher Wren could restore St. Paul's Cathedral after the Great Fire in 1666.