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Could or Managed To - 84382
Could or Managed To - 84382
You use could for general ability, but you use managed to if you want to say
somebody did something in a specific situation:
By the time she was seven, she __________ already speak three languages.
I __________ easily do gymnastics when I was young, but not now, I’m too old!
It was very difficult, but in the end I __________ make her understand what I wanted.
The work was quite difficult, but she __________ get it all done.
She missed the last bus but __________ get a taxi.
Emma __________ speak French really well when she lived in Paris.
The fog came down quickly so they __________ (negative)get to the top of the mountain that day.
Alba started the piano at the age of eight and after only six months she __________ play it quite
well.
Bob was an excellent swimmer. He __________ beat anybody in his class.
The little boy didn’t like his soup but __________ eat all of it.
There were only a few seats left, but they __________ get a couple of tickets.
After looking for over an hour, she finally __________ find her glasses.
I __________ see they had been working hard. They looked exhausted.
We were standing on the cliff edge and we __________ see the house.
He __________ get up early for once in his life and be on time for his wedding!
I don’t speak much German, but I __________ make the taxi driver understand where I wanted to go.