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I can't carry everything, so I had to leave some things behind.
COULDN'T carry
I was very happy I could meet all your friends when I visited last month.
WAS ABLE to meet
I'd be grateful if you can advise me about which book to buy.
COULD advise me
I'm really pleased to hear that you could come to visit me next month.
CAN come
It would be much easier if we can find the information on the internet.
COULD find
We could find our way around Rome easily by using online maps on our smartphones.
WERE ABLE TO find
We hope you will could offer us a discount if we stay in the hotel for two weeks.
WILL BE ABLE TO offer
A lot of unique markets could be found in London.
CAN be
Even though we were cold and tired, we could reach the top of the mountain.
WERE ABLE TO reach
I was so worried that I couldn’t have slept and I lay awake all night.
COULDN'T SLEEP
He could run the marathon in less than three hours, although he hadn’t been training regularly for ten days.
WAS ABLE TO run/ MANAGED TO run
Are you able to hear the neighbours’ television? It’s far too loud!
CAN you hear
Thank you for the job offer, but I'm afraid I couldn't accept it.
I CAN'T accept it
I wasn't able translate the text to French, because it contained too many unfamiliar expressions.
wasn't able TO translate
