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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.

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