Fill in the blank with the correct option.
My friend had barely __ to pull out of the garage when he realised that he had left the dog inside.
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
My friend had barely __ to pull out of the garage when he realised that he had left the dog inside.
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 4
With 'had barely', the structure is past perfect: had + barely + past participle. So 'My friend had barely started to pull out...' is correct. The other options wrongly add another auxiliary or shift the tense.
Related questions:
2023: 30 May Shift 3
2026: 25 May Shift 1
2023: 10 June Shift 2
2022: 23 Aug Shift 1