CUET English 2024
Grammar
Tenses
Easy
Choose the appropriate word pair to complete the sentence:
I didn't know Rahul was in the hospital. If I ________, I would ________ him.'
I didn't know Rahul was in the hospital. If I ________, I would ________ him.'
Correct Option: 2
Correct option: had known, have visited ✅ -> Third conditional (imagining the past): If I had known, I would have visited.Conditionals Recap:Zero Conditional Use: Facts, general truths Structure: If + present simple, present simple Example: If you heat ice, it melts.First Conditional Use: Real future possibility Structure: If + present simple, will + base verb Example: If it rains, I will stay home.Second Conditional Use: Unreal or imaginary present/future Structure: If + past simple, would + base verb Example: If I had wings, I would fly.Third Conditional Use: Unreal past (something that didn’t happen) Structure: If + had + past participle, would have + past participle Example: If I had studied, I would have passed.