The man disappeared after he

The man disappeared after he was rescuing a boy from drowning.

  1. was rescued
  2. has been rescued
  3. had rescued
  4. No improvement

Answer

The Past Perfect Tense indicates that an action was completed (finished or perfected) at some point in the past before or after something else happened. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past.

The correct option is C.