6. Complete the dialogue with the correct past simple form of the verbs be and can. Sam: You 1 ____ (not be) at the party last night. Where 2 ____ (you / be)? Leah: I 3 ____ (not can) go. My cousins 4 ____ (be) here, so I had to stay in. Sam: 5 ____ (it / be) fun? Leah: Yes, it 6 ____ (be) good. We watched a film. It 7 ____ (be) a really funny comedy. 8 ____ (there / be) a lot of people at the party? Sam: No, not many. It 9 ____ (not be) much fun. And the music 10 ____ (be) too loud! I 11 ____ (not can) hear what people were saying. The film sounds better!

Перевод задания: Заполните диалог правильной формой глаголов be и can в Past Simple.

Sam: You weren’t at the party last night. Where were you?

(Тебя не было вчера вечером на вечеринке. Где ты был(а)?)

Leah: I couldn’t go. My cousins were here, so I had to stay in.

(Я не могла пойти. Здесь были мои двоюродные братья и сёстры, поэтому мне пришлось остаться дома.)

Sam: Was it fun?

(Было весело?)

Leah: Yes, it was good. We watched a film. It was a really funny comedy.

(Да, было хорошо. Мы посмотрели фильм. Это была очень смешная комедия.)

Sam: Were there a lot of people at the party?

(На вечеринке было много людей?)

No, not many. It wasn’t much fun. And the music was too loud! I couldn’t hear what people were saying. The film sounds better!

(Нет, не очень много. Было не очень весело. И музыка была слишком громкой! Я не мог(ла) слышать, что говорили люди. Фильм звучит лучше!)

Ответ: 1 weren’t; 2 were you; 3 couldn’t; 4 were; 5 Was it; 6 was; 7 was; 8 Were there; 9 wasn’t; 10 was; 11 couldn’t.