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The past perfect tense shows an action that is:

AStill to come
BHappening now
CNever at all
DEarlier past
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Earlier past
1. Two completed actions are being compared. 2. One of them happened before the other. 3. The past perfect marks the earlier one. 4. So the answer is earlier past. _Source: syllabus English Poorvi, Unit 1 'How I Taught My Grandmother to Read'_
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