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Practice With "could" and "was / were able to"
Drop Down Exercise
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I. I
could
was able
were able
play basketball when I was younger, and my brothers
could
was able
were able
play too.
2. He
could
was able
were able
to speak Spanish very well when I was in Mexico. He
could
was able
were able
to read Spanish too.
3. She
could
was able
were able
drive a car when I was only 12 years old. Her friend
could
was able
were able
drive when they were 16.
4 They
could
was able
were able
to swim very fast when they were stronger.
5. I
could
was able
were able
to see things far away before my eyes got weaker.
6. His sister
could
was able
were able
dance very well when she was only 10 years old. She
could
was able
were able
to play the piano too.
7. You
could
was able
were able
speak Engish very well when we came to the U.S., but I
could
was able
were able
to speak only a little English.
8. His secretary
could
was able
were able
type very fast when she work for him. She
could
was able
were able
to type 100 words a minute.
9. Most of the students
could
was able
were able
understand the teacher last night. They
could
was able
were able
to answer the teacher's
questions.
10. Those men
could
was able
were able
to work very hard when they worked for that complany. They
could
was able
were able
work all day.
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