Choose the option that best completes the gap.
Provided you...........to the market very soon, we shall be able to eat early enough
Provided you...........to the market very soon, we shall be able to eat early enough
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Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The sentence begins with “Provided you…”, which is a conditional clause.
In real conditional sentences (first conditional), we use the simple present tense in the “if” or “provided” clause, and “shall” or “will” in the main clause.
Correct sentence:
“Provided you go to the market very soon, we shall be able to eat early enough.”
“Shall go” and “would go” are incorrect in this type of conditional.
“Went” would imply a hypothetical or unreal condition (second conditional), which doesn’t fit here.
The sentence begins with “Provided you…”, which is a conditional clause.
In real conditional sentences (first conditional), we use the simple present tense in the “if” or “provided” clause, and “shall” or “will” in the main clause.
Correct sentence:
“Provided you go to the market very soon, we shall be able to eat early enough.”
“Shall go” and “would go” are incorrect in this type of conditional.
“Went” would imply a hypothetical or unreal condition (second conditional), which doesn’t fit here.