Abilities

Being multilingual is common in Holland, and many people could speak French, Italian, and German

After a lot of work, Jane could get the promotion that she wanted

It's amazing how you *are able to* / *can* speak four languages! How do you do it?

Stephen Wiltshire is a savant artist who *can* / *manages to* draw incredibly accurate pictures of cities

Do you think we be able to finish our homework by 7 pm? I want to go to the movies tonight

Last week, I *succeeded in*/*managed to* finishing my project. It's taken me months to complete it!

When I was younger, I can speak French very easily, but not anymore

Picasso was a child genius who *could* / *can* paint when he was only nine.

Judit Polgar succeeded in become a chess Grandmaster at the age of 15

Yesterday I finally *managed to* / *could* save enough money to take a vacation