Choose the correct pair of verb forms to fill in the blanks:
If the hostel warden ______ mobile phones after ten at night, the girls ______ more sleep before their board exams.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → banned, would get
Second kind of “if” sentence:
- Its form is if + simple past, would + simple form of the verb.
- It shows a situation we only imagine.
- It is not true now.
- The warden does not ban phones at present.
- We only imagine what would happen if she did.
- So the two blanks must match: the past form “banned” in the “if” part goes with “would get” in the other part.
- Complete sentence: If the hostel warden banned mobile phones after ten at night, the girls would get more sleep before their board exams.