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Question 50

The guide did not mark the detour, so the cyclists missed the finish before the road closed. If she had marked it, they ___ in time.

  1. would arrive
  2. would have arrivedCorrect answer
  3. arrived
  4. will have arrived

Explanation

Would have arrived places the unreal consequence in the past, matching the road closure and the missed finish. Would arrive would describe a present or future result and therefore breaks the all-past third-conditional meaning.

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