Choose the correct form: By the time the inspector arrived, the staff ___ the files.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. had already removed
The past perfect shows an action completed before another past action.
Answer: had already removed.
Why not the others: already removed: the earlier action needs the past perfect. have already removed: the sentence is in the past. are already removing: the action was complete before the inspector arrived.
Answer: had already removed.
Why not the others: already removed: the earlier action needs the past perfect. have already removed: the sentence is in the past. are already removing: the action was complete before the inspector arrived.
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