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English Sentence Correction & Common Errors

Choose the correct sentence.

A By the time we arrived, the movie already started.

B By the time we arrived, the movie had already started.

C By the time we arrived, the movie has already started.

D By the time we arrived, the movie was already starting.

When one past action is completed before another past action, the earlier action takes the past perfect tense ("had started").

Reference: Skoolyst English Grammar Guide , Page 3

Use past perfect for the earlier of two past actions.