Choose the correct form of the verb to fill the blank.
If I ______ you, I would apologise to her.

amCorrect answerYour answerwereCorrect answerYour answerwas beingCorrect answerYour answerhad beenCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

"If I were you" gives advice by imagining a situation that is not real. It takes "were", with "would" in the result.

Worth noting

"Am" is for a real condition. Nobody can really be someone else, so the sentence needs "were".

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Ten questions from Tenses and agreement, at your own pace.

Choose the correct form of the verb to fill the blank.If I ______ you, I would apologise to her.