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Xstephenx Posted 17 years ago
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He must have had very important business to do, or ____ in such bad weather.
A he would not go out
B he will not go out
C he should not have gone out
D he would not have gone out


whichi, is it D?
  

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Yes. Must have had refers to the past and that's why the perfect conditional is needed. Should have needed is grammatical English but has the wrong meaning for this sentence.

  • Yes.
  • Must have had refers to the past and that's why the perfect conditional is needed.
  • Should have needed is grammatical English but has the wrong meaning for this sentence.
  • CB
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Yes. Must have had refers to the past and that's why the perfect conditional is needed. Should have needed is grammatical English but has the wrong meaning for this sentence.

CB

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