Each of the following sentences has a list of A - D following it. Choose which Best interprets the sentence
Each of the following sentences has a list of A - D following it. Choose which Best interprets the sentence
Would you have helped him if he had asked you? This implies that ____________
A. he did not ask you so you didn't help him B. he asked you C. he asked you and you helped D. he asked you but you didn't help
Correct Answer: A
Explanation
he did not ask you, so you didn't help him similar to what obtains in question 7 above, the statement is an unreal future containing "would have" referring to what was expected to happen in the future but did not happen. The "would have" makes reference to the time from the viewpoint of the then expected future.