Which tense do I need in this sentence?

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Test No. incompl/inter-92 "Tenses (3)", question 1

Ah there you .........! I wondered where you were.

(a) be
(b) were
(c) are
(d) have been

Test No. incompl/inter-92 "Tenses (3)", answer 1

Ah there you are! I wondered where you were.

Correct answer: (c) are
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in t he next sentence confirm past tesw . Why don't we use past tesnse too?

[Alan]

You are refers to NOW - I wondered where you were refers to what I thought BEFORE.
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