If Ashraf ____ earlier, he would always be on time.

The sentence “If Ashraf ____ earlier, he would always be on time” uses the third conditional (“had got up”) to describe an unreal past situation and its hypothetical result. In English grammar, the third conditional (if + past perfect, would + have + past participle) expresses regret or hypothetical outcomes. Here, it implies Ashraf’s lateness due to not waking up earlier. Options A (present), B (simple past), and D (future) do not fit the conditional structure, making C correct.