Question

Elige según corresponda
could, could not, o managed to

#1 Mark wanted to see the final of the European Cup, but he ______ get tickets.

#2 I spoke to her for more than an hour, bought her a drink, and finally ______ get her phone number.

#3 Cathy grew up near the beach in South Africa. She ______ swim, sail and dive when she was very young.

#4 Carlos ______ speak English when he was six years old. His parents are from Liverpool.

#5 Henry was so advanced for his age that he ______ burn music CD’s when he was 8 months old.

#6 Eventually Luis _______ convince me that there’s no future in teaching English.

#8 I ______ play the piano when I was four.


#9 They _______ get to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, but it took them six days.

#10 Val and John were amazed that they ______ drive over the Pyrenees in such an old car.

Answer 1

1. Couldn’t/ Could not
2. Could
3. Could
4. Managed to
5. Managed to
6. Could
7. Managed to
8. Could
9. Could not