A
1. I was able to finish my homework before 7 pm yesterday.
2. My son could talk when he was only 18 months old.
3.Could you play piano before you came to our school? I couldn'tplay very well.
4. We were able to get ready for the performance in spite of the lack of time.
5. When my sister was only five years old, she could swim very well.
One day she was able to swim across our river.
B.
1. I used to play tennis, but now I am fond of basketball.
2. One day when I was 5, my father took me to the Zoo.
3. When I was a little boy, I used to watch cartoons on TV every day.
4. Once when I was 14, I won a school running competition.
I was so proud of myself.
5. When I was a child, our family lived in Samara, but then
we moved to Novgorod.
6. When we were younger, we used to spend a lot of time outdoors,
but now we are too busy for that.
C.
1. My term results are very encouraging .
2. I was very impressed by the performance.
3. When people get frightened, they turn pale and start trembling.
4. We’ve been skiing for three hours. It’s such a tiring experience.
5. Have you heard any surprising news lately?
D.
1. 7.30am Tim was having breakfast at 7.30 am.
2. 12 am Tim was writing a history test
3. 3.15 pm Tim was having a dinner
4. 4.30 pm Tim was having music
5.7 pm Tim was doing homework
E.
1. C. had
2. A. take
3. C. develop
4. B. up with
5. D. over
6. D. boring
7. B. terrified
8. D. could
9. B. was able to
