1. Могу я задать вам вопрос?
Can I ask you a question?
2. Я не смогу прийти вовремя.
I won't be able to come in time.
[в будущем и настоящем временах вместо "manage" употребляется глагол "to be able to"]
3. Тед не смог прочесть слово.
Ted didn't manage to read that word.
4. Я не мог этому поверить.
I can't believe it.
5. Ребенок должен уметь кушать сам.
The child must be able to eat himself.
6. Она не может хорошо работать в последнее время.
She hasn't been able to work well lately.
7. Я смогу купить что-нибудь на ужин.
I will be able to buy something for dinner.
8. Она не умет ездить верхом.
She can't ride a horse.
9. Кто сможет ответить на вопрос?
Who will be able to answer this question?
10. Я никогда не могла с ним спорить.
I couldn't argue with him.
11. Как давно вы умеете плавать?
How long have you been able to swim?
12. Как вам удалось починить радио?
How did you manage to fix the radio?
B Read the sentences and complete the in with the prepositions in, into, on, at, by, for or off.
1 The statue in the square is in memory of the soldiers who fought in the war.
2 The drowning child was rescued by the lifeguards who were on/off duty at the time.
3 Rainwater is carried away from the streets by means of a drainage system.
4 The items on sale were all second hand.
5 Most people shop on credit nowadays due to the convenience of credit cards.
6 By all accounts, she is a great performer.
7 I accidentally dropped an expensive vase on the floor and it broke into
hundreds of pieces.
8 I can't believe it! I was booked by the police for driving at 60 km/h.
9 Please state your name and address in full.
10 Try to keep calm for the sake of your children.
11 Despite the fact that the police officer was off duty, he chased the bank robber down the street and managed to arrest him.
12 The house next to ours is up for sale and we're thinking of buying it.
13 By all means, you can help yourself to anything that's in the fridge.
14 The present government came into power two years ago.
15 The war was eventually won, but at a great cost in human lives.