1. Choose the correct answer. Are the verb tenses in this sentence consistent, or do they shift unnecessarily? By the time we go

Question

3 years ago

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t to Austin, the puppy falls asleep in the back of the van. (Points : 1) Verb tenses are consistent. Verb tenses shift.

2 answers:

svetlana [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-13T20:13:05+03:00

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They shifted wrongly. It was correct to use Past Tense Simple in the first sentence and Past Perfect in the second.

Elis [28] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-13T18:55:02+03:00

Elis [28]3 years ago

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The verb tenses shifted. It should be:
By the time we got to Austin, the puppy had fallen asleep in the back of the van.