Practice mode Tenses

Which tense is the verb “had already eaten” in the sentence “Shabnam had already eaten when her brother came home.”?

Correct answer B. Past perfect

Explanation

"Had" + past participle is the past perfect, showing an action completed before another past action, here her brother's arrival.

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