من درس : Unit 5: Achievements


What is the function of the sentence below? She could read novels in English by the time she left university. Hint: Temporary means “lasting for only a short period of time.”


To talk about a temporary ability in a specific situation in the past
To talk about an ability in the past
To talk about inability in the present
To talk about an inability in the past
To talk about a temporary inability in a specific situation in the past