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Could vs Managed To Exercise 1 | Interactive B1 Grammar Practice

Complete each sentence with could or managed to. Use the negative form where necessary.

1. When Mia worked at the food truck, she serve customers all over town.

2. Before the roadworks started, we drive through that part of town quite quickly.

3. We had been waiting for permission for nearly two years, but in the end we open our restaurant.

4. The fire was bad, but the firefighters stop it from spreading to the whole house.

5. Our usual road was closed after the crash, but we find another way home.

6. When Jake worked nights, he stay awake until two or three in the morning.

7. The house was badly damaged, so we go back inside that day. (NEGATIVE)

8. When our business was only a food truck, we move to a different place every day.

9. The traffic was terrible, but from my hotel window I see cars moving very slowly along the street.

10. We got there quite late, but we still get two free cookies before they ran out.