Question

complete the sentence using present perfect or past perfect i was late. the movie - ( start)​

Answer 1

Answer:

I was late. The movie had already started.

Explanation:

Everything happened in the past. There are two events which are in the past.

1. I reached the theater.

2. Movie started.

However, 2nd event happened before 1st event(Movie started first and then I reached the theater) . So to indicate that movie started first and I reached next, we should write 'movie started part' in past perfect tense.

In short, past perfect is used to indicate which past event happened first if there are two past events in the past. I hope it helps.