Question

He told me that he ______ attended the meeting.

• A. was
• B. has
• C. were
• D. had

Hint:

Past reporting verb + earlier completed action \[ \Rightarrow \text{Past Perfect (had + V}_3\text{)} \]

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Concept: In reported speech, when the reporting verb is in the past tense ("told"), the verb in the reported clause is generally shifted one step back in tense.

Step 1: Identify the reporting verb. \[ \text{He told me} \] is in the past tense.

Step 2: Apply sequence of tenses.
The action of attending the meeting occurred before the telling. Hence, past perfect tense is required: \[ \text{had attended} \]

Step 3: Choose the correct option. \[ \text{He told me that he had attended the meeting.} \] \[ \boxed{\text{had}} \]