X : Where have you been?
Y : From the canteen, why? Did the manager ask me to do something?
Discuss
Answer : A
X : Yes, .... to Africa.
A. he had sent these ceramics
B. you had him sent these ceramics
C. he would have you send these ceramics
D. he had to send these ceramics
E. you had sent these ceramics
In the conversation y asks using direct sentences in the form of simple past tense, then x reports with indirect sentences in the form of past perfect tense.
| Direct sentence | Indirect sentence |
|---|---|
| simple past tense | past perfect tense |
| S + V2 | S + had + V2 |