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JAMB Use of English 1991 Question 87

Question 87

Tenses

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s): If only Adoyi ________ what was good for him he could easily have avoided the tragedy

  1. A.has known
  2. B.have known
  3. C.knew
  4. D.had known
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (had known)

Explanation

'Could have avoided' refers to the past, so the condition takes the past perfect 'had known'.