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JAMB Use of English 2022 Question 57

Question 57

Tenses

Fill in the blank space(s) with the best of the four options: If they had not all jumped out of the car just in time, they ________

  1. A.might have 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...') takes 'would have' + past participle in the main clause.