_________I permitted him to leave, I wouldn’t have had any problem with him being absent,________I

Q. __________I permitted him to leave, I wouldn’t have had any problem with him being absent,________I?

(A) Had, wouldn’t

(B) Have, would

(C) Had, would

(D) Have, wouldn’t

Ans: Had, would

Solution:

The phrase “Had I…”, in simple language means “If I had…”. There is no such meaning behind “Have I” and therefore it would have been grammatically incorrect to use it in the sentence. Moreover, the general rule regarding question tags suggests that they use the negative form of the helping verb used in the sentence.