Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable auxiliary

He told me his name after he ____ left.

  1. have

  2. had

  3. have been

  4. were

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Past perfect tense shows one past action before another. 'Had left' is correct because the leaving happened before the telling. 'Have' and 'have been' are present tenses, 'were' is plural - all wrong.