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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

I wish I were listening to my parents.

A

have listened

B

had listened

C

am listening

D

No substitution required

Solution

option B is the right answer i were listening should be replaced by had listened

the action of not listening to the parents has been done in past so here the correct option will be pas perfect tense ( when an action is already completed in past wr use past perfect tense and not the past continuous tense)