What is the tense of the underlined verb?
We had just ended soccer practice when it began to rain.
A.
present perfect
B.
future perfect
C.
past perfect
D.
past
What is underlined?
To determine the tense of the underlined verb, we need to identify the time in which the action is taking place. In this sentence, the action "ended soccer practice" happened in relation to another past event, which is "it began to rain."
The correct answer is C. past perfect. The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that happened before another past action or a specific point in time in the past. In this case, "had just ended" (past perfect) refers to the action that occurred before "it began to rain" (past).