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Which sentence uses consistent verb tenses in telling a story?

A. I met Rob for the first time in the school infirmary, and he smiles at me even though
he is clearly in pain.
B. I met Rob for the first time in the school infirmary, and he smiled at me even though
he was clearly in pain.
C. I met Rob for the first time in the school infirmary, and he smiled at me even though
he is clearly in pain.
D. I had met Rob for the first time in the school infirmary, and he smiled at me even
though he is clearly in pain.

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B. I met Rob for the first time in the school infirmary, and he smiled at me even though
he was clearly in pain.
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If you want to use consistent verb tenses in telling a story, that means you have to use the same tense, or at least they all should be in the past/present/future, depending on the first verb in the sentence. Here, the correct answer is:
B) I met Rob for the first time in the school infirmary, and he smiled at me even though he was clearly in pain.
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