Form, Structure, and Sense: Agreement and Usage

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 4/5

By the time the museum reopened in May, the conservators ______ every painting in the collection.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A
$have restored$
B
$had restored$
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C
$restored$
D
$were restoring$

Explanation

Past perfect "had restored" indicates an action completed before another past event ("reopened").

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