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Fill in: 'By the time we arrived, the lecture ___ already ___.'

Ahas / started
Bwas / start
Cis / starting
Dhad / started
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. had / started
Past perfect ('had started') for an action completed before another past action.
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