If I had taken the other route, I _ stuck in traffic.
Correct answer: B. Wouldn't have been
- A. Wouldn't be
- B. Wouldn't have been
- C. Won't be
- D. Wasn't
Explanation
The correct answer is 'wouldn't have been'. In conditional sentences with 'If I had taken...', the correct structure to use is 'wouldn't have been' to indicate a hypothetical past action. Option A uses the present tense incorrectly, Option C uses the future tense incorrectly, and Option D uses the simple past tense incorrectly.
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