- Was the driving pleasant when you went to Mexico last summer? - No, it ＿＿ for four days when we arrived, so the roads were very muddy. A. was raining B. had been raining C. would be raining D. raine 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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— Was the driving pleasant when you went to Mexico last summer?

— No, it ＿＿ for four days when we arrived, so the roads were very muddy.

A. was raining B. had been raining C. would be raining D. rained

解析:

表示在过去某一动作之前一直在进行，并有可能继续下去的动作，要用过去完成进行时。

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