Question

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate past subjunctive verbs:

This soup isn't very good. It _______ better if it _______ so salty. (taste, be)

• A. would taste, wasn't
• B. would taste, weren't
• C. will taste, wasn't
• D. will taste, isn't

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

would taste, weren't

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 subjunctive form of be verb is 'were' for all the persons, including the first and third person singular and 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 B. The other remaining options are incorrect.