Question

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable option:
If I ___________ a more reliable car, I ___________ to Surat rather than fly.

• A. Had; would drive
• B. Would have; would drive
• C. Had; had driven
• D. Would have had; would drive

Answer 1

The correct option is A Had; would drive

The given sentence is a type 2 conditional. It refers to a hypothetical condition and its probable result.

From these options, 'would have' and 'would have had' are not suitable verb forms since if-clauses do have have the conditional verb 'would' ('would' not being the main verb). Hence options B and D are wrong.

Option C: 'Had driven' expresses the past tense and indicates that a situation happened for real. But, we need a probable result. 'If' indicates that the condition is hypothetical. Hence this isn't the correct option.

Option A: 'Had' expresses the simple past and 'would drive' is a present conditional. These verb forms are typical of a Type 2 conditional. The if-clause presents an unreal past condition and the main clause presents a present probable result. Hence option A is the correct answer.