A4 - verb patterns in the past

He was heartbroken, but he ________ why she’d left him. (can / not / understand)

Li Wei _____ a place at a top university. (could earn / managed to earn / succeeded in earning)

We _____ visit the museum because it was closed. (couldn't / weren't able to / didn't succeed in)

We _____ the project on time. (could finish / managed to finish / succeeded in finishing)

Sorry, I _____ any milk at the shop. They had sold out. (couldn't get / wasn't able to get / didn't manage to get / didn't succeed in getting)

She did as well as she could, but on this particular occasion she just _____________ the exam on time. (able/finish)

She finally _____________ a job as a waitress. (manage/find)

I ___ chocolate whenever I wanted when I was little. (could eat / was able to eat / managed to eat / succeeded in eating)

I’m really sorry we __________ to the party last night. (able/come)

Unfortunately we ____________ all the people we’d wanted to see. (not succeed/visit)