Question

Complete the answers to the questions with the correct form of 'able to':

They didn't want to come with us at first but we _____ persuade them.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is B were able to

The option B is correct. The sentence speaks about the past tense and 'we' is the plural noun. Option C and D rule out since they are used with present tense. 'was able to ' is used with singular noun. Thus, 'were able to' is the correct answer.