Question

Which answer corrects the shift in verb tense in the sentence?

After James got off his horse, he removes the saddle.


A.
After James will get off his horse, he removes the saddle.

B.
After James is getting off his horse, he removes the saddle.

C.
After James got off his horse, he removed the saddle.

D.
After James got off his horse, he had removed the saddle.

Answer 1

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Answer: C. After James got off his horse, he removed the saddle.

Explanation: this is a subordinated clause. The subordination is giving by the subordinate conjunction "after"; thence, we hope to find 2 parts in the sentence and in past. Therefore, options A and B would not work as they are not using any past. However, in option D, we have first simple past (preterite) and then past perfect, and this is not logically right because of the use of after in the sentence. In this sense, the only correct answer is C. After James got off his horse, he removed the saddle. Simple past + simple past.

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