I ______ to help you but I was not able to spare any time. I ______a paper last night and I’ll have to finish it today.
A.wanted; have been writing
B.had wanted; was writing
C.had wanted; wrote
D.have wanted; wrote
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B解析考查时态。had wanted本想要。根据时间状语last night及I’ll have to finish it today说过去一直在做，故用过去进行时，选B。