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Which is NOT a use of the past perfect?

AA future plan
BAn earlier act
COrdering events
DA finished act
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A future plan
1. The past perfect deals only with completed past actions. 2. It sets which of two came first. 3. It cannot describe a plan for the future. 4. So the answer is a future plan. _Source: syllabus English Poorvi, Unit 1 'How I Taught My Grandmother to Read'_
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