Question

‘Alas! Had it not been for my beloved violin,I can conceive how I______________________the long years of bondage.’ (a) can endured (b) could have endured (c) can have endured (d) may have endure​

Answer 1

(b) could have endured

‘Alas! Had it not been for my beloved violin, I can conceive how I could have endured the long years of bondage.’

• the option (a) is incorrect as the verb can is present tense and the sentence demands a past verb

• the option (b) is correct as the verbs both are in the past tense

• the option (c) is incorrect as the verb can have is present tense and the sentence demands a past verb

• the option (d) is incorrect as the verb may have is present tense and the sentence demands a past verb