Question

Choose the correct options. Sometimes both options are correct.

1. The river was not deep so she could/was able to walk across.
2. I rang Gina the times before I could/was able to speak to her.
3. Could the children/Were the children able to swim when they were babies?

4. My dad couldn't/wasn't able to go to university.
5. She fell off her bike but she could/was able to walk home.
6. Were you able to/Could you finish your homework last night?
7. He couldn't/wasn't able to dive into the swimming pool because it wasn't deep enough.
8. The weather was very bad but they could/were able to ski down the mountain.
9. Could the rescuers/Were the rescuers able to find the lost children?

Answer 1

1. was able to

2. was able to

3. Could the children 

4. couldn't

5. was able to 

6. obydwie 

7. wasn't able to

8. obydwie

9. obydwie