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OpenStudy (jojo12g):

Which answer best describes the verb tenses in the sentence? Before she tries the lock, we went to the back door. A. The verb tenses are consistent. B. The verb tenses shift. i think A @_KingFwea_

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The first verb is "tries" and the second is "went," are they consistent?

OpenStudy (jojo12g):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No, they're not. "Before she tries" that means it's future tense. "we went" is past tense.

OpenStudy (jojo12g):

okay so b cause its not consistent

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yea, it's B

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