alleryPick the correct form: They ____ dinner by the time we arrived.
AAre eating just now
BHave eaten today only
CEat at present only
DHad eaten
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Had eaten
1. Two past events, one earlier than the other.
2. Past Perfect describes the earlier action.
3. Form: had + past participle.
4. Hence 'had eaten' is correct.
_Source: SSC Stenographer Study Material, Chapter on Tenses (jkchrome.com, Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on Past Perfect_
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