Question

I had hardly arrived at the station when the bus ----------- (come) in.
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Answer 1

Answer:

came

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The answer is 'came.'

I had hardly arrived at the station when the bus came in.

Past Tense

• Past tense refers to the actions that had taken place in the past.

• In a sentence, if two actions in the past are mentioned, the earlier action takes the past perfect tense.

• Since 'had arrived' is mentioned, we understand that the speaker had reached the station first. Thus, the second action will take the simple past tense.

• The bus came in later. Therefore, the simple past tense 'came' is used in the sentence.