had happened
Tom sagte, er habe mit dem, was geschehen sei, nichts zu tun.
Tom said he had nothing to do with what had happened.
Maria sagte, sie wolle vergessen, was geschehen sei.
Maria said she wanted to forget what had happened.
Tom sagte, er bereue, was geschehen sei.
Tom said he regretted what had happened.
Tom bestritt, dass es je geschehen sei.
Tom denied that it ever happened.
Tom bestand darauf, dass das nie geschehen sei.
Tom insisted that this never happened.
Er sagte, er bereue, was geschehen sei.
He said he regretted what had happened.
Tom sagte, er sei für das verantwortlich, was geschehen sei.
Tom said he was responsible for what happened.
Wir waren besorgt, ob etwas geschehen sei.
We were worried that something had happened.
Maria hat gesagt, sie wolle vergessen, was geschehen sei.
Maria said she wanted to forget what had happened.
Was dachtest du denn, dass geschehen sei?
What did you think happened?