Which helping verb marks the past perfect tense?
AHas
BAre
CHad
DWas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Had
1. The past perfect joins a helper with a past participle.
2. The helper is the past form of have.
3. That helper is had.
4. So the answer is had.
_Source: NCERT Class 9 English Poorvi, Unit 1 'How I Taught My Grandmother to Read'_
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