Question

Choose the best option
eric would have been happy____
if he receives the admission letter
if he had received the admission letter
if he received the admission letter
if he will have received the admission letter​

Answer 1

Answer:

if he had received the admission letter.

Explanation:

the tense of the verb in the first part of the sentence is past perfect so the tense of the other half has to agree with it. best of luck :)

Answer 2

The right answer is: 'if he had received the admission letter'.

About conditionals:

• Conditionals are sentences that use 'if' and tell a condition that if something happens, then as a result something else happens.
• First conditional: If + simple present, then + simple future. (Eg): If I am happy, then I will dance.
• Second conditional: If + simple past, then +  would + verb. (Eg): If I was happy, then I would dance.
• Third conditional: If + past perfect, then would have + past participle. (Eg): If I had been happy, then I would have danced.
• In the question given, we have the main clause 'Eric would have been happy' and we should choose the subordinate 'if' clause.
• In the main clause we have 'would have been', which means it comes under third conditional. So we should use 'If + past perfect'.
• Therefore the right answer is: if he had received the admission letter