miserable because if we were to replace poor in the paragraph with miserable we would get the same effect : ]
1. Were able to
2. Was able to
3. Could
4.Manage to?
5. Weren’t able
6. Could
7.could
8. Couldn’t
A progressive verb denotes an action that is still ongoing or still in the process of doing it. Progressive verbs can either be past progressive (-ed form) or present progressive (-ing form). The sentence that contains a progressive verb is: Sarah will be joining us later for dinner. The correct answer is option B.