Question

Complete the answer to this question with the correct form of 'able to':
I wanted to buy some tomatoes. The first shop I went to didn't have any, but I ______ get some in the next shop.

• A. am able to
• B. are able to
• C. was able to
• D. were able to

Answer 1

The correct option is C was able to

The option C is correct. The sentence speaks about the past tense. Option A and B rule out since they are used with present tense. 'Were able to ' is used with plural noun in past tense. Thus, 'was able to' is the correct answer. With 'I', was is used.