Page 69 exercise 4

1. Michael and Ralf were rich when they were young.

2. Kylie and Jamie could play musical instruments as children.

3. Kylie's family was from Britain.

4. Kylie could sing when she was a child.

5. Could Michael and Ralf buy a lot of things as children? - No, they couldn't.

6. Was Jamie a good school student? - no, he wasn't.

Page 69 exercise 5

1. A: Was Simon at school yesterday?

   B: No, he wasn't because he was ill.

2. A: How was your exam today?

   B: Not bad, but I could answer two questions.

3. A: Could you use a PC when you was a child?

   B: No, I couldn't. There weren't any PCs at home.

4. A: Were you at home last night?

   B: No, we weren't. We were at Joe's house.

5. A: What could Tom do when he was young?

   B: He could read when he was three!

6. A: Were your parents born in Milan?

   B: No, they weren't. Mum wasn't born there: she was born in Novara.

Page 69 exercise 6

A: Were you a good writer?

B: Yes, I was.

A: Could you read the books when you were three?

B: Yes, I could.

A: Were you a good student when you were in the middle school?

B: No, I wasn't.

A: Could you swim when you was six?

B: Yes, I could.

A: Were you born in Rome?

B: No, I wasn't.

A: Could you ride your bike when you went to school?

B: No, I couldn't

Page 69 exercise 7

Erik wasn't a good writer. He couldn't read the books when she was three. He was a good student when he was in the middle school. He could swim when he was six. He was born in Rome and he could ride his bike when he went to school.

Page 71 exercise 10

Regular verbs: played, loved, started, hated, worked, listened, watched, lived.

Irregular verbs: did, was/were, had, went, bought, saw, got.

Page 71 exercise 11

1. I got up vary late yesterday.

2. We had lunch at my cousin's house last Sunday, then we played tennis.

3. I loved some great shoes in the shop last Saturday and I bought a pair.

4. Because Tim watched football on TV last night, he did his homework oh the bus to school.

5. My dad was home at six o'clock last night, then he went in the garden for two hours.

6. Tom and I listened to a jazz concert on Friday: he hated it, but I think it was great.

Page 71 exercise 12

1. Justin got his brother's music.

2. Justin's brother is sorry that he left to school when he was fifteen.

3. Eileen's mother hated chocolate for her from the factory.

4. Eileen's family listened to the radio in the 1940s.

5. In the 1940s some people watched TV, but not Eileen's family.

6. Ann loved going to London for the first time.

7. Ann went to Turkey in 1969.

8. Ann worked as an English teacher in Turkey.

Page 71 exercise 13

A: When did you stay out last time until midnight?

B: I stayed out until midnight with my friends last week.

A: When did you write last time a text message?

B: I wrote a text message at my friend Martina last night.

A: When did you study last time for an exam?

B: I studied for an exam last year.

A: When did you eat last time a hamburger?

B: I ate a hamburger last Friday.

A: When did you read last time a poem?

B: I read a poem last year in the middle school.