
They ____ in Holland for ten years.Now they have settled down in Paris. A. lived B. have lived C. had lived D. were living
C. had lived
解析:
句子前半句描述的是“在荷兰居住十年”这一动作,发生在“现在定居巴黎”之前,且延续了一段时间。
由于“定居巴黎”发生在现在(Now they have settled down),而“在荷兰居住”是定居之前已完成的动作,因此需要过去完成时(had lived) 来表示“过去的过去”的时间关系。
正确答案:C. had lived