By the time the ambulance arrived, the patient ______ consciousness.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. had lost

  1. Step 1: The past perfect shows an earlier past action.
Answer
had lost.
Why not the others: has lost, was losing and loses do not fit.

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