Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blanks. If her husband ________ home that night, he would not __________ such shenanigans.

  1. was, contenance

  2. were,contenance

  3. was, have countenanced

  4. had been,have countenanced
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Explanation

This is a third conditional about an unreal past event. 'Had been' (past perfect) in the if-clause and completes with 'have countenanced' to form 'would not have countenanced' in the result clause. It means he was home that night, so he did tolerate those shenanigans (the opposite of what the conditional states).

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