Multiple choice

Before we reached the theater the movie _____ (began).

  1. began

  2. will have begun

  3. had begun

  4. begins

  5. will begin
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. To know that the given sentence is in past perfect tense, there are two clues. One is the word 'before' and the other is the presence of simple past form of other verb i.e. 'reached'. Past perfect tense always comes in the combination of 'simple past tense'. 'Had begun' is past perfect form of the verb 'began'.

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