Question

would you have told him

.---Would you have told him the answer had it been possible? .---I would have, but I _____ so busy then. A．had been B．were C．was D．would be

Answer 1

C 考查时态.句意:如果可能的话,你会告诉他这个答案吗?——我会的，但是我那时正在忙。可知谓语动词表示的是过去的某种状态，故用am的过去时态was，选C。