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A Had you arrived earlier, you would catch the flight.
B Had you arrived earlier, you would have caught the flight.
C If you arrived earlier, you would have caught the flight.
D If you had arrived earlier, you caught the flight.

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Answer: B. Had you arrived earlier, you would have caught the flight.

Answer: (b) Had you arrived earlier, you would have caught the flight.
Explanation: This is an inverted Type 3 conditional sentence. "Had you arrived" is a grammatically standard inversion of "If you had arrived." It pairs with would have + past participle in the main clause to express an unfulfilled past event.

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