8. Choose the correct word from the brackets to complete the passage below:
5
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When we entered the restaurants, I was surprised to find it completely
full. I looked around - but not a single table
(was, were, is)
free. One of the waiters recognized me. He came across and explained
the situation. "A party of tourists came in about half (a, an,
the) hour ago," he said. "It was like an invasion! Suddenly the place
was full! We could hardly manage! If you had come earlier,
you ..(will get, would have got, would get the table."The
waiter then pointed to a table (on, at, in the corner.
Thereafter, we sat and had French fry.​