Multiple choice

Directions: Select the option which best replaces the following incorrect sentence.

The train had left the station before we reach the station.

  1. The train had left the station before we have reached the station.

  2. The train had left the station before we reached the station.

  3. The train had left the station before we shall have reached the station.

  4. The train had left the station before we had reached the station.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

As per the system of sequence of tenses, if the main clause is in the Past Perfect Tense, then the subordinate clause has to be in the Past Indefinite Tense. Answer: (2)

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