2020 · Q86
Each sentence has a word or phrase underlined. Find which part of speech the underlined word belongs to.
When he reached the department, the officials **had left** for the meeting.
EnglishWord Classes
- APast perfect verb
- BPast tense
- CDependent clause
- DIndependent clause
Explanation
'Had left' is the past perfect (had + past participle), marking the earlier of two past events — option A. It is not the simple past tense, and a verb phrase is not a clause.