I did not know where he _________ from.
Correct answer: B. had come
- A. has come
- B. had come
- C. have come
- D. comes
Explanation
The past perfect “had come” places his coming before the later past moment when the speaker did not know. This is the usual backshifted form in reported past-time narration.
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