Sunday, March 24, 2019

grammar - past tense confusion

I am a native English speaker. A Chinese roommate of mine who is an international student studying English asked me the following question:



The man who swam in the ocean drowned because he ....... to swim.



A. Hasn't learned
B. hadn't learned

C. wasn't learning
D. didn't learn



I am leaning towards either A or D, but she says it is B because the guy died and it's double past or something which I have no idea.



What is the correct answer?

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