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1. Complete the following sentence : 'Had I known you were waiting outside, I ___
- A. had invited you to come in
- B. had invited you to come in
- C. had invited you to come in
- D. had invited you to come in
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
"Had I known you were waiting outside, I would have invited you to come in" is the correct completion, as this uses the perfect conditional structure to describe a hypothetical past event. The structure "had + past participle" in the first clause is followed by "would have + past participle" in the second clause to show a different outcome in the past than what actually happened.
- The original sentence presents a past unreal condition ("Had I known...").
- The completed sentence provides a past unreal result ("would have invited...").
- This shows that because the condition was not met, the result did not happen. In this case, the speaker did not invite the person in.
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