Standard English Primary 6 Grammar

Had Ernest ________ the instructions more carefully, he would not have made those careless mistakes.

A read
B reads
C reading
D has read
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Step 1: Recognize the structure. 'Had Ernest...' is an inverted conditional meaning 'If Ernest had...'. Step 2: Use the past participle form of the verb after 'had'. The past participle of 'read' is 'read' (pronounced 'red'). Step 3: Select the base past participle.

Correct answer: read

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