Choose the correct form to complete the sentence:
If she had accepted the scholarship last year, she _____ in Canada now.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. would be studying
- Step 1: The if-clause is past perfect, so it refers to an unreal past action, while "now" in the main clause refers to the present.
- Step 2: This is a mixed conditional: past condition and present result, which takes "would + base verb" ("would be studying").
Answer
would be studying.
Why not the others: "would have studied" gives a past result and clashes with "now"; "will study" is a real future form; "had been studying" is a past perfect form that cannot follow "she" in a main clause with "now".
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