Part A.

Directions: Complete each sentence with "(be) able to" in the past tense. Use the verb in parentheses. Some sentences are negative.

1. She _______ ________ _______ ________ her doctor yesterday. (see)

2. My friends _________ _________ _________ _________ me at the coffee shop. (meet)

3. Bob ________ ________ _________ _________ the door to his apartment. (open -- negative)

4. The mountain climbers ________ ________ ________ ________ the top of the mountain. (reach)

5. We _________ _________ _________ _________ our car out of a snow-covered ditch. (get -- negative)

6. The volunteers ________ ________ _______ ________ food to the people who needed it. (bring))

7. I'm sorry I _______ ________ _______ ________ you. (help -- negative)

8. The doctors _________ ________ _________ __________ the man who had a heart attack. He died. (save -- negative)

9. You ________ ________ ________ _________ your dinner. (finish -- negative)

10. The rabbit ________ finally ________ ________ _________ from the trap. (escape)

Part B.

Directions: Complete each question with "(be) able to" in the past tense. Use the verb in parentheses. Some sentences are negative.

1. _________ you ________ ________ ________ after the operation? (eat)

2. _________ he________ ________ ________ his car? (start)

3. _________ they _________ _________ _________ the game? (see)

4. _________ you _________ _________ _________ to your teacher? (talk)

Part B. (continued)

5. A: Why _________ they ________ ________ ________ Canada? (enter -- negative)

    B: They didn't have passports.

6 . _________ she ________ ________ ________ a gas station? (find)

7. How ________ you ________ _________ _________ under water for such a long time? (stay)

8. _________ the employees ________ _________ ________ any days off? (take -- negative)

9. How many students ________ ________ _________ _________ the test? (complete)

10. Why __________ she _________ _________ __________ her car in that parking space? (park -- negative)

Part C.

Conjugate the verb "fly" using "(be) able to" in the past tense.

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