In which of the sentences below is the shift in verb tenses acceptable?

Pick all that apply.

A. I felt secure knowing that my valuables are in my safe deposit box.

B. The car is in the shop when i went to pick it up.

C. I was thinking about Cape Town when Sathima called.

D. He's playing a song he learned from Max Roach.

E. By the time the police arrived, the intruder had left.

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Elsie

7 March, 18:31

In which of the sentences below is the shift in verb tenses acceptable?

Pick all that apply.

A. I felt secure knowing that my valuables are in my safe deposit box.

B. The car is in the shop when i went to pick it up.

C. I was thinking about Cape Town when Sathima called.

D. He's playing a song he learned from Max Roach.

E. By the time the police arrived, the intruder had left.

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Arturo Galvan · Answer 1

Sentences C, D, and E all properly transition between tenses. Sentence C properly transitions from a present continuous action to another present tense action. Sentence C properly describes an event in the present based on the past. And sentence E, properly describes a chain of events using the proper tense transitions.