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What tense is the underlined verb in the sentence?

By 8:00 in the morning, I had finished my breakfast.

A.
past perfect

B.
present perfect

C.
future perfect

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past perfect.

first thing to note is that the sentence takes place in the past tense. The "had" in front of "finished" makes it the past perfect tense. a verb with any form of "be" in front of it is in the perfect tense. present perfect uses the present form of be, "am". I am bothering you--> present perfect. Future perfect would use "will", indicating future, and a form of "be". I will have won the game by the end of the hour--> uses "have" as a form of be.
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