What is the tense of the verb in this sentence? "We had given Tim the money a week before he arrived."
A) present
B) past
C) future
D) past perfect
E) auxiliary
Answer: D
Explanation: D) The perfect tenses use the auxiliary verb have with a past participle. The past perfect uses have in the simple past tense (had) combined with the past participle (given). The past perfect refers to something in the past that had occurred already at an earlier time. When Tim arrived, he already had the money.
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