Demonstrate the control of tenses and sentence structure:When I reached the station, the train _.
Correct answer: D. Had left
- A. Leave
- B. Leaving
- C. Left
- D. Had left
Explanation
This sentence is in the past tense(reached) so the other verb following it must also be in the past tense. 'had left' is the most appropriate option as it is in the past perfect tense, which shows that a previous action i.e the speaker arrived at the station; was completed before the next action.
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