Here are the steps to solve completing sentence questions using rules and meanings:
[RULE]
1. Identify the conditional/connecting word/phrase used in the incomplete part of the sentence (if, unless, had, so...that, so that etc).
2. The tense of the verb in the main clause depends on the tense of the conditional word:
- If the conditional word is in present tense, the main verb will be in present/future tense (shall, will, can, may).
- If the conditional word is in past tense, the main verb will be in past conditional tense (should, would, could, might).
- If the conditional word is in past perfect tense,