Question

Complete the sentence using the correct form of 'able to':

A: Did the thief get away?
B: Yes. No one realized what was happening and the thief ____ get away.

• A. is 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 action and 'Thief' is a singular noun. Option A and B rule out since they are used with present tense. 'Were able to ' is used with plural noun. Thus, 'was able to' is the correct answer