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EXPRESSING PAST ABILITY

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  • Which is not correct? "He wrote a book about his experiences ..."
    and succeeded in getting it published
    and managed to get it published
    and could get it published
  • Following physiotherapy, Janine Shepherd were able walk again with the help of a stick.
    was able to walk
  • I twisted my ankle quite badly, but I still manage walk home. It was really painful, though.
    managed to walk
  • Doctors have been looking for a cure for motor neurone disease but they couldn’t find one yet.
    haven’t been able to find / haven’t managed to find / haven’t succeeded in finding
  • She lost most of her hearing after the accident, but she seems to be back to normal now. --> She’s recovered really well, considering she ..... a thing after the accident.
    wasn’t able to hear / couldn’t hear / could hardly hear
  • Bethany Hamilton became a world champion surfer despite losing her arm in an accident. --> Bethany Hamilton lost her arm in an accident but still .......... a world champion surfer. (BECOME)
    succeeded in becoming
  • I wish I could meet my grandfather before he died. He sounded like an amazing person.
    had been able to / had managed to
  • Luckily, we stopped the bleeding and he was fine. --> We ......... the bleeding and he was fine. (STOP)
    were able to stop / managed to stop
  • After the accident, it was only because of the surgery that he didn’t lose his eyesight. --> He damaged his eye in the accident, but the surgeon ...... his eyesight.
    was able to save / managed to save
  • After years of research, scientists believe they have finally succeeded the development a treatment for diabetes which avoids the need to inject insulin.
    succeeded in developing / managed to develop