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From the options given below, select the most appropriate answer to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
If you _______ earlier I would have helped you.
From the options given below, select the most appropriate answer to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
If you _______ earlier I would have helped you.Open in App
Solution
The correct option is B Had come
According to the 'If rules', past perfect is added when the structure of the main clause is " would+ have+ past participle", i.e. "would have helped". In option D, the words "had come" is the past perfect and if it is applied in the given sentence the entire structure satisfies the "if rules". Therefore, Option D (had come) is the correct answer answer.Whereas Option A and C are not correct because it contains simple past and simple present, which does not go with the given structure of the main clause; and Option B is also incorrect as it contains simple future which is applied only when the "main clause" is placed before the "if clause"
According to the 'If rules', past perfect is added when the structure of the main clause is " would+ have+ past participle", i.e. "would have helped".
In option D, the words "had come" is the past perfect and if it is applied in the given sentence the entire structure satisfies the "if rules". Therefore, Option D (had come) is the correct answer answer.
Whereas Option A and C are not correct because it contains simple past and simple present, which does not go with the given structure of the main clause; and Option B is also incorrect as it contains simple future which is applied only when the "main clause" is placed before the "if clause"
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