Question

Which is the tense of the underlined verb?

By the time I got outside, the cat had pounced on the dog.



A.
past perfect


B.
present perfect


C.
past


D.
past progressive

Answer 1

@Whitemonsterbunny17

Answer 2

Do you have a guess?

Answer 3

Hint: "had passed"-- this implies that the action had already taken place (in the past).

Answer 4

past progressive?

Answer 5

Not quite.
It already happened, so it's not in progress.

Answer 6

past perfect

Answer 7

\(\large\frak\color{lime}{Perfect!~\bigstar}\)

Answer 8

Did you get it?
Also, don't forget to choose the "Best Response". :p

Answer 9

@barbdewysveck1