Question

Complete the conversation using was/were or could.
B What (1) ______Mozart do when he (2) ______a child? (3) _____he a child prodigy?
A Yes, he (4) ______. When he was five, he (5) _______already write music.
B Which musical instruments (6) ______he play?
A He (7) _______play the violin and the keyboard – an instrument like the piano.
B (8) ______his mother a musician?
A No, she (9) _______. But his father (10) _______a music teacher and he wrote music, too.
B (11) _______ his parents rich?
A I don’t know. But Mozart (12) _______rich – he was poor when he died. ​

Answer 1

B What (1) could Mozart do when he (2) was a child? (3) Was he a child prodigy?

A Yes, he (4) was. When he was five, he (5) could already write music.

B Which musical instruments (6) could he play?

A He (7) could play the violin and the keyboard – an instrument like the piano.

B (8) Was his mother a musician?

A No, she (9) wasn't. But his father (10) was a music teacher and he wrote music, too.

B (11) Were his parents rich?

A I don’t know. But Mozart (12) wasn't rich – he was poor when he died. ​