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Complete the sentence below by filling in the blank with the grammatically correct verb form.

Answer:By the time the manager arrived at the office, the secretary 【had sent】 the important documents.

Answer

had sent
The past perfect verb phrase 'had sent' correctly indicates that the action of dispatching the documents was completed prior to the manager's past arrival.

Step-by-Step Solution

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Identify the temporal relationship between the two past actions in the sentence.
The action of sending the documents occurred prior to the manager's arrival in the past.
When expressing an action completed prior to another past event, English grammar requires the past perfect tense ('had' + past participle).

Key Concept

Past Perfect Tense for earlier past events
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Verbs, Tenses, and Aspect

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