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JAMB Use of English 2019 Question 43

Question 43

Tenses

Fill the blank space with the most appropriate option: If you ________ me that you had run out of petrol, I would have given you some

  1. A.were to tell
  2. B.tell
  3. C.have told
  4. D.had told
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (had told)

Explanation

A third conditional uses the past perfect in the if-clause: 'If you had told me... I would have given'.