Which one of the following sentences "represents correct use of tense?
Correct answer: D. He told us that we did not fulfiled our promise
- A. He told us that you have not fulfil your promise
- B. He told us that we do not fulfiled our promise
- C. He told us that we did not fulfill our promise
- D. He told us that we did not fulfiled our promise
Explanation
The main clause ("He told us") is in the past tense, indicating the action of telling happened at an earlier time.
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