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GPE Area Teacher Grade Time Term Worksheet No.

015 English Natalia Quintero C 9º II 3
Topic:
Name: Uy “Could” or “Managed to”
Could or Managed to

Identify the difference between “Could” and “Manage to”

Date: May 2023

Outcome:

You use could for general ability, but you use managed to if you want to say
somebody did something in a specific situation:

Did you manage to speak to your father yesterday?

My son could walk when he was 10 months old?

1. By the time she was seven, she manage to already speak three languages.
2. I could easily do gymnastics when I was young, but not now, I’m too old!
3. It was very difficult, but in the end I manage to make her understand what I
wanted.
4. The work was quite difficult, but she manage to get it all done.
5. She missed the last bus but could get a taxi.
6. Emma could speak French really well when she lived in Paris.
7. The fog came down quickly so they doesn’t manage to (negative)get to the
top of the mountain that day.
8. Alba started the piano at the age of eight and after only six months
she could play it quite well.
9. Bob was an excellent swimmer. He could beat anybody in his class.
10. The little boy didn’t like his soup but managed to eat all of it.
11. My brother wanted to go to America, but we managed to talk him out of it.
12. There were only a few seats left, but they manage to get a couple of tickets.
13. After looking for over an hour, she finally manage to find her glasses.
14. I could see they had been working hard. They looked exhausted.
15. He asked me when Julie's birthday was, but I couldn’t ( negative) remember.
16. We were standing on the cliff edge and we could see the house.
17. He could talk when he was only 12 months old.
18. He manage to get up early for once in his life and be on time for his wedding!
19. Bob managed to read when he was only four years old.
20. I don’t speak much German, but I manage to make the taxi driver understand
where I wanted to go.

Taken from: en.islcollective.com

Now, go to this interactive video and practice Present Perfect

https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-video-lessons/grammar-practice/general-
grammar-practice/shrek-present-perfect-tense/130168
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