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Ability in the past

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    The use of ability in the past
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  • I got up really late but I still (could/managed) to get to school on time
    managed
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  • (Did you managed to / Could you) buy a birthday card for Dad yesterday?
    Did you managed to
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  • When Jack was 3, he (wasn't able to / didn't managed to) ride a bike.
    wasn't able to
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  • (Were you able to / Did you manage to) play the piano when you were at elementary school?
    Were you able
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  • My brother was able to play soccer when he was 3.
    My brother could play soccer when he was 3.
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  • After the skiing accident, Eva (didn't manage to / couldn't) play tennis anymore.
    couldn't
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  • I'm sorry but I wasn't able to get tickets for the concert.
    I'm sorry but I didn't manage to get tickets for the concert.
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  • Could you swim when you were 4?
    Were you able to swim when you were 4?
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  • We couln't go to the festival last year.
    We were not able to go to the festival last year.
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  • There was so much food that they couldn't finish it.
    There was so much food that they were not able finish it.
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  • I only learned to ride a bike when I was twelve years old. (couldn’t)
    I couldn’t ride a bike until I was twelve years old.
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  • We finally managed to connect to the wi-fi. (succeeded)
    We finally succeeded in connecting to the wi-fi.
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  • Were you able to repair Tim’s laptop? (manage)
    Did you manage to repair Tim's laptop?
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  • I was pretty good at speaking French by the time I was twelve. (could)
    I could speak French quite well by the time I was twelve.
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  • Tickets to the game were impossible to get. (able)
    We weren’t able to get tickets for the game.
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  • I failed to find a mobile charger anywhere in the house. (succeed)
    I didn’t succeed in finding a mobile charger anywhere in the house.
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