Select the option that expresses the given sentence in past perfect tense.

A. Fortunately, the movie had not been starting on time.

B. Fortunately, the movie was not starting on time.

C. Fortunately, the movie had not started on time.

D. Fortunately, the movie did not start on time.

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Answer 1

The correct answer is "Fortunately, the movie had not started on time."

Key Points

The most appropriate answer among the given options is 'C'.
The past perfect tense is used to indicate that an action was completed before another past action or time.
In this sentence, the past action is "the movie not starting on time" and the time before that is "had not started."
The past perfect tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb "had" with the past participle of the main verb, in this case, "started."
Therefore, the correct sentence in past perfect tense is "Fortunately, the movie had not started on time."

Additional Information

Let's see why other options are incorrect:
- Option 2, "Fortunately, the movie was not starting on time," is in past continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action in the past.
- Option 3, "Fortunately, the movie had not started on time," is the correct answer in past perfect tense.
- Option 4, "Fortunately, the movie did not start on time," is in simple past tense, indicating a completed action in the past.