alleryI have ____ able to drive since I was eighteen.
- be
- being
- been
- was
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Correct answer: C. been
After have, the past participle of be is needed because modals lack such forms.
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I have ____ able to drive since I was eighteen.Read the answer and worked solution →If you loved me, you ____ support me.Read the answer and worked solution →Among modals, the only preterite regularly used as an ordinary past tense is ____.Read the answer and worked solution →With the auxiliary have, must have can refer only to ____.Read the answer and worked solution →
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If you loved me, you ____ support me.
- shall
- would
- will
- are
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Correct answer: B. would
The preterite would is used in the apodosis of a counterfactual conditional.
Among modals, the only preterite regularly used as an ordinary past tense is ____.
- might
- should
- could
- would
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Correct answer: C. could
Could refers to past ability in the ordinary past tense.
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