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Question #82EnglishTenses
By the time Sara reached the office, the meeting ___.

Explanation / وضاحت

Correct answer: B — had started

دو کام ماضی میں ہوئے: پہلے میٹنگ شروع ہوئی، پھر سارہ دفتر پہنچی۔ پہلے ہونے والے کام کے لیے Past Perfect استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

Past Perfect = had + past participle

By the time Sara reached the office, the meeting had started.

Source: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/free-resources/grammar/b1-b2/past-perfect

Reviewed: 2026-11-01