Question

Fill in the blank with the appropriate past subjunctive verb:

If I _____ Bill Gates, I would move Microsoft to India.

• A. am
• B. will be
• C. were
• D. become

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

were

The subjunctive mood is used in subordinate clauses and refers to unreal or improbable present or future situations.

The given sentence requires the sentence to be in past form.

Option C indicates that if the subject were Bill gates in the past, he/she would move Microsoft to India. Thus, according to the requirement, the correct answer will be Option C. The other remaining options are incorrect.

Option A express the sentence in the present form.

Option B and D express the sentence in the future tense.