Question

if you spoke a foreign language, you ______ a better job.
a)can get
b)could get
c) could have get
d)could have gotten​

Answer 1

The answer is d) could have gotten.

• The given sentence belongs to the exercise on the 'past perfect and simple past tense.'

• Past tense defines the actions that happened in the past. However, past perfect tense is used to state the action that happened first between two activities in the past.

• In the sentence, two actions have been mentioned- speaking a foreign language and getting a job. Since the person has already gotten a job, it will be defined by past perfect tense.

• Therefore, the answer is 'could have gotten.'