By the time we reached the cinema, the film ______.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. had already started
- Step 1: 題目有 By the time we reached（過去時間點），電影開始發生在更早，所以用過去完成式 had started。
- Step 2: 現在完成式 has started 不能與過去的時間點連用。
Answer
had already started.
Why not the others: has already started、already starts、was already starting不符合題意。
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