单选题
We were caught in a traffic jam. By the time we arrived at the airport the plane ______.
A、
will take off
B、
would take off
C、
has taken off
D、
had taken off
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】
[解析] “by the time+某个过去时间”作时间状语时,主句用过去完成时,表示从句所表示的动作在过去某个时间之前已经完成,即发生在“过去的过去”。本句表示“在我们到达之前飞机就已经起飞了”,所以选D。
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