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Choose the sentence with correct verb tense:

ABy the time we arrived, the show has started.
BBy the time we arrived, the show start.
CBy the time we arrived, the show had started.
DBy the time we arrived, the show starts.
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. By the time we arrived, the show had started.
An action completed before another past action takes the past perfect: 'had started'.
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