'I could mix great drinks at school,' Alan boasted.
Alan boasted ...... .

'I couldn't come to your party yesterday', David apologised.
David apologised ...... .

'We couldn't jump this high,' Michael said.
Michael said ...... .

'She could play ping pong really well as a child,' Tania said.
Tania said ...... .

'He couldn't learn poems by heart at all,' Gloria remarked.
Gloria remarked ...... .

The opera singer said, 'I couldn't sing such high tones in the past.'
The opera singer said she ...... .

The cleaning lady mentioned, 'My son could spell his name before he went to kindergarten.'
The cleaning lady mentioned ...... .

The boy told me, 'I couldn't remember these signs when I was young.'
The boy told me ...... .

The marketing manager remarked, 'I could draw really funny pictures a long time ago.'
The marketing manager remarked she

'We couldn't walk a thousand miles without a break when we were kids,' Xaver said.
Xaver said ...... .