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Q

Medium 1 Mark

English Tenses

Which sentence correctly uses the Past Perfect?

A When I reached the station, the train already left.

B When I reached the station, the train has already left.

C When I reached the station, the train had already left.

D When I reached the station, the train was already leaving.

The train leaving happened before I reached — so it takes the past perfect: 'had already left'. The later action (reaching) takes simple past.

Reference: English Grammar Guide , Page 7

Earlier past action = past perfect (had + V3). Later past action = simple past.