Question

If I ___ a bird, I would have flown.

• A. had been
• B. was
• C. am
• D. would be

Answer 1

Answer:

A. had been

This sentence expresses an unreal past condition (something that did not happen in the past).

Rule (Third Conditional):
👉 If + past perfect (had been) → would have + past participle (flown)

• It is used to talk about imaginary or regretful past situations.

• The speaker was not a bird in the past.