2021 · Q102
Following items have one part of the sentence followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct alternative.
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EnglishCorrelating Sentences
- Aprovided you had worked hard
- Bprovided you work hard
- Cprovided you have been working hard
- Dprovided you would work hard
Explanation
'Provided' introduces a real (open) condition about the future, which takes the simple present: 'provided you work hard'. The past ('had worked'), perfect-continuous ('have been working'), and 'would' forms are ungrammatical after 'provided' here. Hence (b).