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Question language / प्रश्न भाषाहिंदी अनुवाद इस पुराने प्रश्न के लिए उपलब्ध नहीं है।

By the time we reached the station, the train had already departed.

Answer and explanation are free to read — no sign-in required.उत्तर और व्याख्या पढ़ने के लिए साइन-इन आवश्यक नहीं है।

A

By the time we reached the station

B

the train had already

C

departed

D

No error

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Correct Answerसही उत्तर

D. No error

Explanationव्याख्या

No error.
The earlier past action is appropriately expressed with the past perfect had departed.

कोई त्रुटि नहीं है। ट्रेन पहले जा चुकी थी, इसलिए earlier past action के लिए past perfect सही है।

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