Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Modal

Question:

Choose the correct option to fill in the blank with the appropriate modal in the following sentence:

If I were a cosmonaut, I _____ have taken you to the moon :

Options:

must

would

may

might

Correct Answer:

would

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → would

The sentence "If I were a cosmonaut, I _____ have taken you to the moon" is a hypothetical (unreal) conditional.

  • It follows the second conditional structure:
    If + past tense, + would + base verb (to express an unreal situation in the present or future).
  • "Would" is used in hypothetical situations to express what could happen if things were different.
  •  "If I were a cosmonaut, I would have taken you to the moon." (Correct)