Question

Read the following conversation:
Student: Hello. I’ve come to ask about the English courses you run for international students.
Administrator: Are you a student at the university?
Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue:
The student greeted and mentioned that she __ to inquire about the English courses for international students. The administrator enquired if she was a student at the university.

• A. has come
• B. has came
• C. had came
• D. had come

Hint:

Use the past perfect tense ("had come") to report actions that happened before the reporting action in indirect speech.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The correct phrase to complete the reported dialogue is "had come." This selection correctly changes the present perfect tense "have come" (used by the student in direct speech) to the past perfect tense "had come" in indirect speech. Reported speech uses the past perfect tense when the reporting verb is in the past tense (e.g., "mentioned"). Here's how it works:

The student greeted and mentioned that she had come to ask about the English courses for international students. The administrator then asked if she was a university student.