EXPRESSING ABILITY IN THE PAST

Was able/ manage to/ could/ couldn't

For each sentence, choose the correct form:
* could
* be able to
*was able to
*managed
*can't
*couldn't
.Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers.

1. When I came home, I smell burning. I opened the kitchen door but I see anything.

2. When fishermen first went to Newfoundland, they catch huge cod, up to 2 metres long. Due to overfishing, those monsters no longer exist. When I went fishing last summer, I to catch just 1 small specimen, not even 1 metre long.

3. Beethoven compose even though he was deaf so he hear the notes. I even read music!

4. When I saw the baby, he was crawling along the window ledge. I threw myself forward and grab him by the nappy -just!

5. I would love to play the trumpet.