Multiple choice softskills communication

If they __________________________ us earlier, we could have set up a meeting.

  1. contact

  2. had contacted

  3. have contacted

  4. has contacted

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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is a third conditional sentence describing a hypothetical past situation. The structure requires "had contacted" (past perfect) in the if-clause and "could have set up" (modal perfect) in the main clause to express unreal past conditions.