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JAMB Use of English 1986 Question 88

Question 88

Tenses

Choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap(s): If only we......... we could have overcome the difficulty.

  1. A.had persevered
  2. B.have persevered
  3. C.had persevere
  4. D.persevered
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (had persevered)

Explanation

'Could have overcome' refers to the past, so the 'if only' clause needs the past perfect: 'If only we had persevered'.