Identify the correct verb form: By the time the police arrived, the thieves _______ with the loot.

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A ran away
B were running away
C have run away
D had run away

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Answer: D. had run away

Explanation: The past perfect tense ("had" + V3) is used for an action completed before another action in the past. The thieves ran away before the police arrived.

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Identify the correct verb form: By the time the police arrived, the thieves _______ with the loot.

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