Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:

He was reported .... the policeman

  • A to be assualting
  • B to assault
  • C assualting
  • D to have assualted
  • E to have been assaulted
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The correct answer is D. to have assualted

To have assaulted” is a perfect infinitive and fits with the structure of the sentence.

It means that he was reported as having assaulted the policeman in the past.

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