Question

The dog ____________ under the chair before the children arrived.A. has been hidingB. was hidC. have hidD. had hidden

Answer 1

Answer:

The dog had hidden under the chair before the children arrived.A. has been hidingB. was hidC. have hidD. had hidden

Answer 2

The dog had hidden under the chair before the children arrived.

Explanation:  

• The correct option is option D.  

• Option D is in the Past perfect tense which uses had + past participle to write a sentence.

• Past perfect tense refers to any action that has already been completed in the past. It shows that the particular action has been done before another action happened.
• Past perfect tense indicates a sequence in actions, where one action was completed before the next happened in the past.