Answer:
yes the verb tense IS correct
Explanation:
C because he said "it had been a long time since he had a real asthma attack" in the 1st one.
If C isn't the answer then it's probably D because he said in the 1st paragraph that he wanted to make sure it was there in the 1st sentence.
The answer is c because it sounds like the citey is barely there
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