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JAMB Use of English 1981 Question 35

Question 35

Tenses

Fill in the blank space with the best of the five options: Had he known in advance, he ________

  1. A.should prepare for the interview
  2. B.was going to prepare for the interview
  3. C.would have prepared for the interview
  4. D.will have been preparing for the interview
  5. E.may be preparing for the interview
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (would have prepared for the interview)

Explanation

'Had he known' is a third conditional (= if he had known), which takes 'would have + past participle'.