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    Question

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    By the time we arrived at the station, the train ________.
    A had already left Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B has already left Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C left already Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D had been left Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The phrase "By the time we arrived" indicates that one event (the train leaving) happened before another past event (our arrival).The past perfect tense ("had already left") is used to describe an action that was completed before another past event.Thus, the correct sentence is: "By the time we arrived at the station, the train had already left."

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