alleryChoose the correct tense: "By the time he arrived, the train ___."
Ahad left
Bhas left
Cleft
Dwas leaving
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. had left
When one past event happens **before** another, use the **past perfect** for the earlier one: *had left*.
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