Question

Ability in the past: could, was / were able to, managed to, succeeded in doing 7 ** Write sentences using the prompts. 01/not manage / mend/ my phone / yet I haven't managed to mend my phone yet. 1 James / not succeed / pass / his driving test / yet 2 1/ not able to/find/ my charger / yet 3 Sarah/ not able to / swim / yesterday 4 We/succeed / climb / Ben Nevis / at the weekend 5 They/not able to / access / the Internet / at / the hotel / last night 6 He/not have / much / time / but / he / manage to/finish / the project​

Answer 1

1. James hasn't succeeded in passing his driving test yet.
2. I haven't been able to find my charger yet.
3. Sarah wasn't able to swim yesterday.
4. We succeeded in climbing Ben Nevis at the weekend.
5. They weren't able to access the Internet at the hotel last night.
6. He didn't have much time, but he managed to finish the project.

Answer 2

1. Despite my efforts, I haven't managed to mend my phone yet. 2. James has not succeeded in passing his driving test yet. 3. I haven't been able to find my charger yet. 4. Sarah was not able to swim yesterday. 5. We succeeded in climbing Ben Nevis at the weekend. 6. They were not able to access the Internet at the hotel last night. 7. Despite not having much time, he managed to finish the project.