Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.

He ________ his speech after the lunch but the chairman declined to permit him to speak.

  1. would resumed

  2. would have resumed

  3. had resumed

  4. has resumed
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This describes a hypothetical past event that did not occur, requiring the third conditional structure 'would have resumed'.

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