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Which past tense is used in the following sentence: "After the festival, the children had already returned to school."

easy MCQ 1 mark Class 8 · English · Glimpses of the Past
  1. Simple Past
  2. Simple Present
  3. Past Perfect
  4. Past Continuous
Answer
Past Perfect

The correct answer is Past Perfect — Thus the tense used is Past Perfect.

Step-by-step solution

  1. Identify the verb form "had returned" – auxiliary "had" + past participle "returned".
  2. Recognise that this auxiliary‑past participle combination is the Past Perfect tense.
  3. Thus the tense used is Past Perfect.
Common mistake: Confusing the Past Perfect with Simple Past because of the verb "returned".

Concept tested: Past tense identification

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