By the time he arrived, everybody _.
Correct answer: B. Had gone
- A. Had been gone
- B. Had gone
- C. Has been gone
- D. Was gone
Explanation
The phrase "By the time he arrived" indicates that the action of leaving was completed before another past action. In English, when one past action happens before another past action, we use the past perfect tense: had + past participle. The verb "leave" → past participle = gone. Therefore: "By the time he arrived, everybody had gone."
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