Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verbs.

If you _______ ice, it _________

  1. heat, melts

  2. heated, melted

  3. had heated, melted

  4. have heated, was melted
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The given sentence is a complex sentence of Adverb clause falling under the conditional clause. As per the system of sequence of tenses if the principal clause is in the present tense or in the future tense, then the subordinate clause can be in any tense. As such, (1) is the correct answer.

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