By the time we arrived at the station, the train ______.
had left
leaves
leaving
will leave
By the time we arrived at the station, the train ______.
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By the time we arrived at the station, the train ______.
had left
leaves
leaving
will leave
The correct answer is had left.
This choice uses the past perfect tense, which is appropriate here because it indicates that the action of the train leaving occurred before the action of arriving at the station. It shows the sequence of events clearly.