Question

【题目】He told me that he ________ here for five minutes.

A. has come B. had arrived C. had been

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】句意：他告诉我他已经到这里五分钟了。根据谓语told是一般过去时，故后面接的宾语从句用过去时，故排除A项。arrive到达，是瞬间性动词，不与时间段连用。be是，作为延续性动词，可与时间段连用。与时间段for five minutes连用，用延续性动词。故选C。