Examples of using "умела" in a sentence and their english translations:
I used to be fun at parties,
She could not swim.
She could read when she was four.
When she was four, she knew how to read.
My former wife could at least cook.
That was all that she could do.
My grandmother had a delicious recipe for cod.
At your age I already knew how to tie my shoes.
Tom is sure Mary didn't know how to drive a car.
When she was forty, she could speak sixteen languages.
She could read when she was four.
If Mary knew how to swim, she would go to the beach more often.
She was different from most women in the neighborhood, for she was able to read and write.