Choose the correct form: By the time we reached the station, the train ___.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. had left
- Step 1: The past perfect shows the train's departure happened before we arrived. Answer: had left. Why not the others: has left, leaves and was leaving don't fit.
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