From the options, choose the word(s) that best filll the gap.

If the armed robbers ------------------------ caught, they would have been lynched

  • A would be
  • B have been
  • C are
  • D had been

The correct answer is D. had been

The correct answer is ‘D’ because it is a past perfect tense. Option ‘A’ is ‘would be’ which implies the future past tense, option ‘B’ ‘have been’ which means/is a present perfect tense, option ‘C’ are which indicates ‘plural’

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