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JAMB Use of English 1991 Question 100

Question 100

Tenses

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s): If they had not all jumped out of the car just in time, they ________

  1. A.might have been perished
  2. B.will have perished
  3. C.were all going to perish
  4. D.would have perished
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (would have perished)

Explanation

A past unreal condition ('if they had not jumped') takes 'would have perished'; 'perish' is never passive.