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He told me that he ___________ (see)  the film.

  • a)
    had seen 

  • b)
    have seen

  • c)
    should seen

  • d)
    could seen

Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?
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**Explanation:**

The correct answer is "had seen". To understand why, let's first review the concept of verb tenses and the past perfect tense.

**Verb Tenses:**
- Verb tenses indicate the time of an action or event.
- The past tense refers to actions or events that have already happened.
- The present perfect tense refers to actions or events that started in the past and have continued up to the present moment.
- The past perfect tense refers to actions or events that happened before another action or event in the past.

**The Past Perfect Tense:**
- The past perfect tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb "had" followed by the past participle of the main verb.
- It is used to indicate an action or event that happened before another action or event in the past.
- The action or event that happened earlier is expressed in the past perfect tense, while the action or event that happened later is expressed in the simple past tense.
- The past perfect tense helps to establish a clear chronological order of events in the past.

**In the given sentence:**
- The sentence states that "he told me" something. This action of telling happened in the past.
- The information he provided in his statement is about seeing a film.
- The action of seeing the film happened before the action of telling.
- Therefore, we need to use the past perfect tense to indicate that seeing the film happened before the action of telling.

**Using "had seen":**
- "Had seen" is the past perfect tense form of the verb "see".
- By using "had seen" in the sentence, we clearly indicate that seeing the film happened before the action of telling.
- The correct sentence would be: "He told me that he had seen the film."

Overall, the past perfect tense is used in this sentence to show that seeing the film happened before the action of telling.
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