Q1. [1]
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
Previously asked in CBSE board exam
2025 2/6/1 Q3 (iv)
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Model Answer
The correct option is (D) had come.
Explanation
In reported speech, the simple past tense shifts back to past perfect. "I've come" (present perfect) becomes "had come" in indirect speech. "Came" is the simple past form and cannot follow "had" — that would be grammatically incorrect.
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