Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.

If I hadn't taken a taxi, I ____ been waiting for you at the train station for hours.

• A. Can have
• B. Might have
• C. Must have
• D. Could have

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Might have

Modal Verbs show us the attitude of the speaker to what is being said or done. The term "modal" means expressing mood and mood is a way to express the attitude of the speaker

If I had + past participle in the sentence suggests that something that didn't happen in the past and is followed by conditional perfect in 'then' clause.

Option B is the correct answer because it suggests weak possibility of action which was supposed to happen in the past.

Whereas option A expresses ability which is generally applied in present tense;

option C expresses extreme obligation which is not applicable in this sentence;

option D expresses an uncertain ability to perform which was supposed to happen in the past