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Sentence improvement — Conditional tense sequencing: improve ‘‘I would have waited for you at the station if I knew that you would come.’’ to a standard third conditional form.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: had known

Explanation:


Given sentence
I would have waited for you at the station if I knew that you would come.


Concept/Approach
A third conditional (imagined past) takes: If + past perfectwould have + past participle. Therefore, ‘‘if I had known’’ is required to match ‘‘would have waited’’.


Correct pattern
If I had known (earlier), I would have waited (then).


Option analysis
A: had known — Correct past perfect for third conditional.B: was knowing — Progressive aspect is wrong; ‘‘know’’ is stative.C: have known — Present perfect mismatches the counterfactual past.D: No improvement — Keeps incorrect sequencing.


Final Answer
had known

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