Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Jim _____ study harder if he had more time.

• A. will
• B. won't
• C. were
• D. would

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

would

In the sentence, the word 'had' indicates that the tense of the sentence is past tense. Thus, the answer must be in the past tense.

Option A is incorrect. 'will' is in the future tense and not the past tense. Thus, using it will make the tense of the sentence inconsistent.

Option B is incorrect. 'won't' is short for 'will not'. Thus, it is in the future tense and not the past tense. Thus, using it will make the tense of the sentence inconsistent.

Option C is incorrect. 'were' is in the past tense but, were can only be used with plural nouns. Since the noun in the sentence is singular, using 'were' will make the sentence grammatically incorrect.

Option D is correct. 'would' is in the past tense and is also, it can be used for singular nouns. Thus, it is the correct answer.