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The train   (leave) when I  (reach) the station.a.had left, had reachedb.left, reachedc.had left, reachedd.left, had reached

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The train   (leave) when I  (reach) the station.a.had left, had reachedb.left, reachedc.had left, reachedd.left, had reached

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The correct answer is c. had left, reached.

Here's why:

In this sentence, two past actions are mentioned. According to the rules of English grammar, when two actions happened in the past, the action that happened first is in the past perfect tense (had + past participle), and the action that happened later is in the simple past tense.

So, the train leaving happened first, and then you reaching the station happened. Therefore, "The train had left when I reached the station" is the correct sentence.

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