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JAMB Use of English 1990 Question 82

Question 82

Tenses

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s): If it had rained, we would have had to postpone the concert. It didn't rain, so.......

  1. A.we won't have to
  2. B.we would have had to
  3. C.we wouldn't have to
  4. D.we didn't have to
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (we didn't have to)

Explanation

It is a past fact that it didn't rain, so the result is also past: 'we didn't have to' postpone it.