Question

When I arrived at office, the meeting

• A. began
• B. begin
• C. had begun
• D. will begin

Answer 1

Answer:

C. had begun

• The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before now.

• It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past.

• It does not matter which event is mentioned first - the tense makes it clear which one happened first