passwella.
Menu

JAMB Use of English 1981 Question 48

Question 48

Tenses

Fill in the blank space with the best of the five options: If ________ one day we would talk about it for weeks.

  1. A.a lion would be coming into this room
  2. B.a lion was coming into this room
  3. C.a lion came into this room
  4. D.a lion is coming into this room
  5. E.a lion is going to come into this room
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (a lion came into this room)

Explanation

A second conditional ('we would talk') takes the simple past in the if-clause: if a lion came into this room.