I figure out that I ... my cell phone in the theather?

[Maggie]

Hi,guys

I figure out that I ____ my cell phone in the theather.
(A)left (B)had left (C)has left (D)had been left

The correct answer is (B),but my answer is (A).

Would you please tell me if I could choose (A)? If not,what's the reason?
Thanks a lot.

Maggie
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[Diverhank]

Are you sure it wasn't "I figured out"? The way you had it...it's a tough call. Instinctly I would use "had left" but I have no grammatical basis for it.

[Lost_Soul]

[Maggie]

hi,guys

Thanks so much. This way I make sense easily and I think I would not forget to use this sentense pattern because of your detailed explanations. As I know most English teachers or English books rarely mention about why we use the sentense patterns,such as past perfect,past etc,they simply tell us the formula,sentense pattern. So I like the sentense we must(have to) use the past perfect to avoid any possible ambiguities in the meaning. I hope everybody would use this way to teach others in any fields not only in teaching English as they could.

Maggie^^
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