Which sentence correctly shows that one past action happened before another past action?
AWhen I reached the station, the train had left.
BWhen I reached the station, the train left.
CWhen I reached the station, the train was leaving.
DWhen I reached the station, the train has left.
Explanation
The past perfect tense, formed with ‘had’ plus the past participle, is used to show that one action was completed before another action occurred in the past. Since the train’s departure happened before the speaker arrived at the station, ‘had left’ correctly establishes this earlier sequence of events, while a simple past form like ‘left’ would incorrectly suggest the two events happened at the same time. Explore more English MCQs on mcqstutor to keep practicing.
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