Complete the sentences with could or was / were able to. when tom was 16,he .….. run 100 metres in 11 seconds. the fire spread through the building quickly but everyone escape. my grandfather …… speak five languages. he … play tennis very well when he was younger. they didn’t want to come with us at first but in the end we … persuade them. the boy fell into the river but fortunately we …… rescue him. it was difficult but they ..…. find our house. …… you read when you were four? he already walk when he was ten months old. he repair the car but it took him a long time. through my study window i …… see mountains. i ……speak french really well when i lived in paris.