Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided into four parts and is numbered (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Select the part which has the error. If there is no error, choose no. 5.

I will have been (1)/ happy to see him, (2)/ but I did not have (3)/ enough time. (4)/ No error (5)

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4

  5. 5
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; the verb in the principal clause is in past tense, so the verb in subordinate clause should also be in past tense. The correction would read 'would have been'.

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