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28. The receptionist asked me how long ___________ to stay.
a) I intend b) I intended c) I had intended d) I would intend

WHY NOT D?

Respuesta :

Answer:

A) I intend is the correct answer.

Explanation:

D) I would Intend would be grammatically incorrect.

If you substitute each possible answer into the subject which makes more sense?

The receptionist asked me how long I would intend to stay. (Wrong)

The receptionist asked me how long I intended to stay (Almost right)

The receptionist asked me how long I had intended to stay. (Very Wrong)

or

The receptionist asked me how long I intend to stay. (Right!)

Look at the hints in the text to know which is grammatically correct.

The receptionist asked (Past tense) me how long ___________ to stay (Present tense.)

With this info we can tell the correct answer is option A, I intend.