Question

Complete using the most appropriate option:
If I were you ____________.
a) I shall wait
b) I wait
c) I would wait
d) I waited
e) I am waiting

Answer 1

Hint: The given question is about degrees of comparison. Look at the sentence given and try to understand the degree of comparison given. The comparison is between a few toys on one hand and one toy on the other.

Complete answer:
Option (a) is the wrong answer because "were" is in the past tense while "shall" is in the future tense. Two different tenses cannot be used in the same sentence.
Option (b) is wrong because "I wait" is in the present tense. I wait for the bus every morning. Something which happens every day.
Option (c) is the right answer because "If I were you" talks about a hypothetical situation. If I were you, I would wait. "Would" is the past tense of the word "will".
Option (d) is wrong because "I waited" means the action has actually happened. However, the given sentence talks about a purely hypothetical situation as a result of which we cannot use something concrete like "I waited".
Option (e) talks about present continuous tense which means the action is ongoing. I am eating. I am going to school. I am cleaning the cupboard. All of these are sentences which signify work which is happening at the moment. The given sentence does not propose a situation that is happening at the moment and thus option (e) is a wrong answer.

Hence option (c) is correct. 

Note:
While attempting a question on tenses, look for the tense already used in the option. One sentence uses only one form of tense. You cannot use various tenses in one sentence. After selecting one option, see if the sentence makes sense.