Question

Identify the incorrect example of Past Perfect Tense from the given options:

• A. I had gone to the gymnasium by the time you arrived.
• B. I had arrived.
• C. I had just settled into bed when the guests arrived.
• D. I had stepped into my office when the phone rang.

Hint:

Past perfect (had + past participle) describes an action completed before another action in the past.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

"I had stepped into my office when the phone rang" is in the past simple form when the phone rang, implying the call interrupted the action. Past perfect requires the first completed action and the second action to happen after that in past simple. The correct form should be "I had stepped into the office when the phone rang."