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'Had been published' is an example of the:

AFuture tense
BPresent cont
CPast perfect
DSimple prese
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Past perfect
1. The phrase uses had with a past participle. 2. That is the mark of the past perfect. 3. So had been published is past perfect. 4. The answer is past perfect. _Source: syllabus English Poorvi, Unit 1 'How I Taught My Grandmother to Read'_
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