Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
We had hoped ___________________ the game, but the other team played very well.

• A. The National Team to win
• B. That the National Team win
• C. That the National Team would win
• D. The National Team's winning

Answer 1

The correct option is C That the National Team would win

The subjunctive mood is used in subordinate clauses and refers to unreal or improbable present or future situations. The past subjunctive has the same form as the simple past tense.

As a rule, the past form of 'will' is 'would' and 'would' is used as a modal verb to indicate a conditional or subjunctive mood.

Thus, according to the rules, the correct answer will be Option C. The other remaining options are incorrect.