Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence:-
If I _____ enough time tomorrow, I will finish the assignment.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → have
First conditional:
- It is used for a real possibility in the future. "Tomorrow" and "I will finish" show this.
- Pattern: If + simple present, will + base verb
- The if-clause takes the present tense even though the time is future.
- With the subject "I", the present form is have, not "has".
- Complete sentence: If I have enough time tomorrow, I will finish the assignment.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: had — Incorrect.
- "If + had" belongs to the second conditional, used for an unlikely or imaginary situation.
- The main clause would then take "would", not "will".
Example: If I had wings, I would fly home.
Option 2: will have — Incorrect. "Will" is not used in the if-clause of a conditional. It goes in the main clause ("I will finish").
Example: By June, she will have enough money for the trip.
Option 3: has — Incorrect. "Has" is used with he, she, it and singular nouns. With "I" the form is "have".
Example: If she has time, she will call you.
Contrast: a real future possibility takes “If I have ..., I will ...”. An unlikely or imaginary one takes “If I had ..., I would ...”. “Will” never goes in the if-clause.