Question on The Past Perfect Tense
Hi,
I want to know whether we can use the past perfect tense to save own skin when you are taking to somebody about something that you got to know another person.
e.g.: Let's say that I meet a friend on my way to work. She asks me about another friend (Alex) who went abroad. In this scenario, can I use the past perfect tense to talk about Alex, since I got the information about him from his mother. Can I say the following:
Alex's mother told me the whole story when I met her at the railway station. Alex had met with an accident there. He had been injured badly. His friends there had taken him to the hospital.
Is it wrong to use the present perfect in this scenario?
Regards
Niwantha