In 'When she returned home, her brother had left', the simple past verb is:
AReturned
BHad lefts
CHome hers
DBrothered
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Returned
1. One verb uses had, marking the past perfect.
2. The other stands in its plain past form.
3. That verb is returned, in the simple past.
4. So the answer is returned.
_Source: NCERT Class 9 English Poorvi, Unit 1 'How I Taught My Grandmother to Read'_
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