Yellow Level Quiz #15 — (be) able to, past tense (ANSWERS)

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 ____ was able to see _____ her doctor yesterday. (see)

2. My friends ____ were able to meet __ ___ me at the coffee shop. (meet)

3. Bob _____ wasn’t able to open _____ the door to his apartment. (open — negative)

4. The mountain climbers ____ were able to reach _____ the top of the mountain. (reach)

5. We ____ weren’t able to get _____ our car out of a snow-covered ditch. (get — negative)

6. The volunteers ____ were able to bring ____ food to the people who needed it. (bring))

7. I’m sorry I ____ wasn’t able to help ______ you. (help — negative)

8. The doctors ____ weren’t able to save ______ the man who had a heart attack. He died. (save — negative)

9. You _____ weren’t able to finish _____ your dinner. (finish — negative)

10. The rabbit __was__ finally ___ able to escape ____ 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. __Were__ you _____able to eat ____after the operation? (eat)

2. ___Was ___ he _____able to start ____his car? (start)

3. ___Were ___ they _____ able to see ____the game? (see)

4. ___ Were ___ you ____ able to talk ____ to your teacher? (talk)

Part B. (continued)

5. A: Why ___weren’t __ they ____able to enter ____ Canada? (enter — negative)

 B: They didn’t have passports.

6 . ___Was ___ she ___ able to find ___ a gas station? (find)

7. How ___were ___ you ___ able to stay ____ under water for such a long time? (stay)

8. ___Weren’t __ the employees ____able to take ____ any days off? (take — negative)

9. How many students ____were able to complete ___ the test? (complete)

10. Why ___wasn’t ___ she ____ able to park ___ her car in that parking space? (park — negative)

Part C.

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

singular
plural

I was able to fly

You were able to fly

He was able to fly

She was able to fly

It was able to fly

We were able to fly

You were able to fly

They were able to fly

 

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