Choose the correct verb form: "By the time we reached the station, the train ____."

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A Leaves
B Was leaving
C Had left
D Has left

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Answer: C. Had left

When two actions happen in the past, the earlier action (the train leaving) is expressed in the past perfect tense (had + past participle): "had left".

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Choose the correct verb form: "By the time we reached the station, the train ____."

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