Exercise 5 Had to +BV, could/couldn't+BV
A historian tells the story of the Aboriginal people. Complete the text with "had to", "could" or "couldn't"
to express either necessity, ability or inability
Un historien raconte Chistoire des Aborigènes. Complète le texte avec « had to», «could» ou «couldn't
pour exprimer la nécessité, la capacité ou l'incapacité

Before Europeans arrived, the Aboriginal people.
territory but they.
.................travel anywhere they wanted in a certain
always communicate because they had very different languages. Food
travel long distances to find it.
stay where they lived and they
was quite difficult to find in dry areas and they sometimes.
After the arrival of European people, lots of tribes.....…………………….
move to less fertile lands. European farmers................... take their lands and they.................even kill
them! Aboriginal people.....................look after cows very well and some became respected but they
vote until the 1960s.