Question

I __________ there little more than a week when I set to work with the scientist.

A．would be	B．have been
C．had been	D．will be

Answer 1

C

C。由于set to work with the scientist这一动作发生在过去，而be there与set to work的先后关系是：be there在先，set to work在后。所以be there发生的时间属于“过去的过去”，故用过去完成时。