In each of the following question, four alternative sentences are given. Choose the CORRECT one and fill the Circle corresponding to that letter in the MCQ Response Form.
Correct answer: D. Masood told me that he would hire more salesmen if he had been in my position.
- A. Masood told me that he would hire more salesmen if he is in my position.
- B. Masood told me that he would hire more salesmen if he has been in my position.
- C. Masood told me that he would hire more salesmen if he has my position.
- D. Masood told me that he would hire more salesmen if he had been in my position.
Explanation
Explanation:Option D is correct because it uses the past perfect tense "had been" to indicate a hypothetical situation in the past. Option A uses the present tense "is" which is incorrect because the sentence is talking about a hypothetical situation in the past.Option B is incorrect because it uses the present perfect tense instead of the past perfect tense.Option C is also incorrect because it uses "has" instead of the past tense "had".
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