Question

Past perfect
She told me she..........(study)a lot before the exam​

Answer 1

Explanation:

She told me she was studying a lot before the exam

Answer 2

Answer: Had studied

Explanation:

The past perfect, also referred to as the pluperfect, is a verb tense used to discuss activities that were carried out before a specific moment in time. The past perfect tense differs somewhat from the simple past tense and the past continuous tense in terms of both form and how it is used in sentences. The past perfect tense makes it very evident that one action occurred before another in the past. The past perfect tense can also be used to describe an activity that happened in the past. Now examine the past perfect tense meanings provided by several dictionaries. Had + [past participle] is the syntax for the past perfect tense. Whether the topic is solitary or multiple is irrelevant; the formula does not change.

had + past participle

Hence, had studied. So the sentence is 'She told me she had studied a lot before the exam.

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