If I _ to the party, I'd bring dessert.
Correct answer: D. Were to come
- A. Come
- B. Had come
- C. Came
- D. Were to come
Explanation
The correct answer is 'were to come' because it correctly conveys the hypothetical nature of the action in the past. In conditional sentences like this, where the action is hypothetical, the past tense 'were' is used with 'to come' to indicate a possible action that did not happen. The other options do not align with the conditional structure or the tense needed for this sentence.
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