Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
I used to swim across the river when I was young.
Option 1: will swim across
Option 2: was swimming across
Option 3: could swim across
Option 4: can swim across
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Correct Answer: could swim across
Solution : The correct choice is the third option .
When could is used as the past tense of "can", it refers to an ability that a person generally had in the past or to something that was generally possible in the past.
For example:
When I was younger, I
could
run for miles.
Therefore, the correct answer is, "could swim across".
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