Question

(杭州市2003)

--- Did you see Tom at the party?

--- No, he ________ by the time I got there.

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A．left

B．was leaving

C．had left

D．has left

Answer 1

答案：C
解析：

解析：by the time I got there (在我到達(dá)那里的時(shí)候),表示過去某時(shí)間為止就已經(jīng)完成了的動(dòng)作 (即已離開)。故應(yīng)用過去完成時(shí)，因此正確答案為C。