'BE ABLE TO', PAST

EGP #469 | B1 | MODALITY / expressions with be Can use 'was able to', 'were able to' to talk about facts in the past. Lexical range: N/A

抱歉我昨天没能给你打电话。

I'm sorry that I ___wasn't ___able ___to call you yesterday.

尽管交通拥堵，他还是按时赶到了机场。

Despite the traffic jam, he ___was ___able ___to get to the airport on time.

多亏了充足的准备，他们在考试中取得了好成绩。

Thanks to their preparation, they ___were ___able ___to do well in the exam.

到年底时，他就能流利地用英语表达自己的想法了。

By the end of the year, he ___was ___able ___to express himself fluently in English.

救援人员及时把所有人都从倒塌的建筑中救了出来。

The rescue workers ___were ___able ___to get everyone out of the collapsed building in time.